One of my favorite scenes within the sitcom The Office is when Jim puts Dwight’s stapler in jello. I remember considering to myself I may want to do that to somebody some day. Why not? It’s low-cost, jiggly and not too messy, which appears like an ideal prop for a harmless prank. When it comes to its nutrition, nonetheless, this wiggly wobbly snack may not be so excellent.
His research led him to a conclusion at odds with what had all the time been the popular view of democracies, which was that, to survive and thrive, a democratic society wanted to be relatively small with a relatively homogeneous population. However, a significant weakness in this kind of society had at all times been recognized. Should there be a major division—two competing ethnic groups, two non secular teams, or a serious ideological distinction arise—this could carry about a tyranny of a …