Government
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Background: Many national and provincial borders are defined in highly arbitrary fashions that have no underlying geographical rationale: these often appear as straight lines on a map, frequently passing through uninhabitable wastelands. For this proposal, we’ll discuss borders that satisfy these criteria: Border region is uninhabited. Border region has no strategic value. Border region has…
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Background: When discussing a topic, it’s convenient to have “shorthand” terms for complicated concepts: e.g. “absolute monarchy” or “representative democracy.” The issue: Somehow, English completely lacks a term for describing the upcoming governments of the future—there is NO quick way to describe “a dictatorship, but the (human) dictator rules over the citizenry using an army…
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One trick of common courtesy that would give you a new sense of satisfaction from paying your taxes!
Background: It’s always polite to write a thank-you note when you get a gift. Especially if it’s a large sum of money! For example, a thank-you note from a child might look like this: “Dear Grandma, thanks for the money for my birthday. I used it to buy a bicycle. Here’s a picture… (etc).” Proposal:…
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