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The difference between a common law and civil law system is not widely known, but this difference matters in how easily the law adapts to different situations.

A quick primer in the number one principle of international economics.

In 2006, Crash controversially won the Academy Award for Best Picture. This movie takes on the topic of race relations in America, raising hard questions without any easy answers.

A jargon-laced explanation of the three different types of economic efficiency, and how they exist and operate under different market structures.

Right-wing conservatives argue against welfare because it's supposedly inefficient. But the model they use to justify this does not reflect reality, and if you think about it, some government provision for the poor actually creates a more efficient outcome.

How the Malaysian economy is heavily dependent on government intervention, and why this is bad for the country.

Should the American or British style of government prevail?

It is a mistake to simply assume that democracy is equivalent to the will of the majority, since this could easily mean that every government in the world is democratic. The fundamental aspect of democracy is that it permits peaceful change, as opposed to the stagnation of more authoritarian forms of government.

Certain rights must be guaranteed; others must be presumed.

An evaluation of the infant industry argument for economic protectionism, using the Malaysian automotive industry's two foremost firms, Proton and Perodua, as a case study.