Thanks to IEET Big Ideas for this video on a Systemic Theory on the Inevitability of World Government by Ohio State Political Science professor Alexander Wendt...
The question of a World Government with monopoly on the use of force is both intriguing -- a natural progression forward for democracy and human rights being equally applied everywhere -- and frightening -- imagine the mad mullahs of Iran in charge of everyone in a future terrestrial theocratic dictatorship. Social Science Fiction is a compelling vehicle for exploring such questions further and I especially recommend the Heinlein works -- for instance, If This Goes On -- and the Halperin works -- including especially The Truth Machine.
Bluegrass Cover of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
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