Whether our Western political systems are true democracies or republics can be answered by examining ancient Greek philosophy ...

As argued in the analysis, the concept of oligarchy began to form when an epochal transition occurred, that is, from hereditary aristocracy - based on membership in a particular family or military ...

The modern-day American financial aristocracy wants a dictatorship—a government by, for, and of the oligarchy—so it can plunder society’s wealth by stepping up the exploitation of the ...

But like kingship, aristocracy ran the risk of devolving into its ugly doppelgänger — in this case, oligarchy. In an oligarchy, the elite few rule for their own personal enrichment, leaving ...

“Oligarchy in America ... wouldn’t have such an effect on who ruled. Unlike the British aristocracy and the Indian caste system, America is exceptional because the people who rule deserve ...

There are many variations of an oligarchy. An aristocracy (ruled by the noble) and plutocracy (ruled by the rich), for example. Some political scientists and researchers have debated whether the ...

Oligarchy is great when they’re our oligarchs ... When you’re part of the American aristocracy, you take your latte in bone china in leather chairs. You don’t buy Joe in paper cups from ...

Oligarchy is great when they’re our oligarchs ... When you’re part of the American aristocracy, you take your latte in bone china in leather chairs. You don’t buy Joe in paper cups from ...

Oligarchy is great when they’re our oligarchs ... When you’re part of the American aristocracy, you take your latte in bone china in leather chairs. You don’t buy Joe in paper cups from Circle K. “You ...