power

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

January 23, 2010

The Economist published an interesting article on the psychology of power where a series of experiments were conducted in an attempt to elicit states of powerfulness and powerlessness in the minds of volunteers. Taken together, these results do indeed suggest that power tends to corrupt and to promote a hypocritical tendency to hold other people [...]

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Revolutionary gerontocracy

August 27, 2009

Via Proceso: Cuban authorities acknowledge the future of the revolution is in the hands of younger generations. However, the elderly dominate the pinnacle of power. The majority of members of the Politburo of the Cuban Communist Party – a major instance of power on the island – are septuagenarians.

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