The Tai Ji Men Case: What Social Justice Is—And Isn’t

The Tai Ji Men Case: What Social Justice Is—And Isn’t

The injustice happening in Taiwan is an example of how ideology and personal interests of rogue bureaucrats corrupt the concept of social justice. by Marco Respinti* *Conclusions of the webinar “Social Justice, Tax Reform, and the Tai Ji Men Case,” co-organized by...
Tai Ji Men: From the “White Terror” to the Terror of Persecution

Tai Ji Men: From the “White Terror” to the Terror of Persecution

After the Martial Law was lifted, not all the problems of democracy were solved in Taiwan, as the Tai Ji Men case demonstrates. by Sara Susana Pozos Bravo* *A paper presented at the webinar “Social Justice, Tax Reform, and the Tai Ji Men Case,” co-organized by CESNUR...
The Great Bengal Famine of 1770: When Taxes Created a Genocide

The Great Bengal Famine of 1770: When Taxes Created a Genocide

The sudden rise of land revenue taxes, together with drought, caused what some now call a genocide, which killed from one to ten million Bengalis and Biharis. by Massimo Introvigne* *Introduction to the webinar “Social Justice, Tax Reform, and the Tai Ji Men Case,”...
“Paideia” and Tai Ji Men

“Paideia” and Tai Ji Men

Human rights activists should be educated to the ideal of civilization that the Greek concept of “paideia” conveyed. It will also help them to understand the Tai Ji Men case. by Marco Respinti* *Conclusions of the webinar “Educating Human Rights Activists to...