Public Power in the Age of Empire: Insights from Arundhati Roy

Ten years ago I read a book by India’s Arundhati Roy. Her ideas resonated with me and this was my modest attempt to comment on a few of the points she makes.

Ms. Roy’s book Public Power in the Age of Empire begins by noting that those who run our country claim to be on our side but in reality do not act in our best interests. Nor does our government care…