Philosophy

Human Rights Are Concessions, Not A Given

State-granted rights are subject to revocation, turning an uprising into a logical consequence of the recent rise of authoritarianism.

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Is It A Right For A Country To Exist?

I’ve been pondering about this topic for a while, but couldn’t find the right words to say my thoughts out loud. This post is the product of many variations of the same thing, some of them scrapped before ever being written anywhere.

No country in the world establishes its ability to exist through rights. Countries establish their ability to exist through force. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

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