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The success of Thaksin
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 06/04/2014
» Four Reigns by the late MR Kukrit Pramoj is a beloved masterpiece of Thai literature that has been adapted into several TV series.
Putting the military on mute
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 30/03/2014
» Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha engages in verbal combat with Jatuporn Prompan and Nattawut Saikuar, and often gives political opinions to the media.
History lessons lost
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 26/01/2014
» Sure, there are books out there, but if we aren't nurtured to appreciate the importance of history from a young age, why would we read them?
The 'Big Man' theory
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 16/01/2014
» To fully embrace democracy is to first offload the baggage of feudalism or absolutism. They are paternalism, patronage, tribalism, cronyism, nepotism and others. The baggage is never entirely discarded, but can and should be minimised.
The change you must believe in
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 17/03/2013
» Thailand needs change. Everyone says it. But how do we go about it? Change can be implemented from the bottom up, or from the top down. The former is revolution. The latter is reform. We should prefer the latter, as the former is more likely than not to lead to bloodshed and destruction. World history is full of examples, the Arab Spring being the most recent.
Proving Plato wrong
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 10/06/2012
» Plato argued that the majority of the people are ignorant and ill-informed, that they would always get it wrong. According to him, they are easily swayed by specious rhetoric and tend to be short-sighted, selfish and fickle. They are conditioned to fall prey to skillful manipulators, worship demagogues and are nothing but a collective tyrant. Hence, democracy does not work. Does any of this sound familiar?