#Reforms

[THREAD]1/12When Mustafa Kemal Atatürk dismantled the Ottoman Caliphate, Turkey was a social and ideological mess. The kind of mess you'd expect from a theocracy. The road to reforms wasn't going
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I really believe in public scholarship, and I think a robust academic presence in public discourses is valuable and important — and that’s true even when I disagree with others’
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If India is an idea, then the idea is chaos. Government has always been no more than a thin veneer, with a spotty and selective role.https://twitter.com/snsachinnandu/status/1388541449285750786 In India, the government
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(Thread)US history is an extremely fascinating subject, ever more so for being very pertinent to today's issues. Like, there is no law passed in XIX century Russia that remains relevant
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Did you know in 1996, PV:1) implemented a promotion policy based on test scores 2) implemented school probation, stripping LSCs of power3) put charter schools on the map w/ help
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That Queen's Speech in full: Instead of making good on his 2019 commitment to fix the social care crisis, Boris Johnson is going to make sure that poor people, minorities
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While the impact of the coronavirus is first and foremost on our near and dear ones, it will have a profound impact on all aspects of society.I have been thinking
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What is maddening about the current outrage culture is that it lacks the honesty to admit when it was misinformed. Many of the events offered to prove "systemic injustice" turn
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The idea Biden was going to endorse court packing 12 days before an election that the Democrats believe they are heavily favored to win was always ridiculous. The next 12
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Okay, Yglesias, Chait, Barro and other pundits of that type have a new gimmick: they say that Democrats should prioritize "popular things" and avoid "unpopular things." It sounds eminently reasonable!
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Today is death anniversary of Legend #MaharajaHariSingh.For thousands of years, India was ruled by emperors, kings and tyrants. Some of them were instrumental in rewriting the history of India with
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I’m so appreciative of @mendesbob for giving us real info. As we move forward in our push for accountability and results, it may be helpful to consider structural racism for
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Don't ever let @sliccardo or @CityofSanJose Council deny responsibility for SJPD racism and violence against the community. Per SJPD Union President Kelly, the City had an oppty to end arbitration
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Congresswoman, if I may... I'll probably disagree with you on many issues. Or, maybe, on some. On Israel, likely. It's cool, I can live with that. People disagree about crap.
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Today is #EidAlFitr . #EidMubarak to everyone who is celebrating. My thoughts are with all prisoners of conscience who are separated by prison walls from their loved ones and
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The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody report will be 30yrs old next April. That's a whole generation, but the recommendations still haven't been implemented. Our people continue to
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