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Habermas in 2008

Jürgen Habermas (June 18, 1929 - March 14, 2026) was a German philosopher, political scientist, and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory, best known for his concept of the "public sphere." His numerous and complex writings span many aspects of social theory, and constitute his effort to advance the Enlightenment project to develop human society based on our rational faculty, and thus free people from irrational superstition and intolerance.

Popular Article: Ethiopian Civil War

Disabled T-62 tank in Addis Ababa, 1991

The Ethiopian Civil War (1974-1991) began on September 12, 1974, when the Marxist Derg staged a coup d'état against Emperor Haile Selassie, and lasted until the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), a coalition of rebel groups, overthrew the government in 1991. The war overlapped other Cold War conflicts in Africa, such as the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002). With Soviet and Cuban advisors and assistance, the Communist world had a client state which could spread the revolution in Africa. However, when the Cold War ended, the Soviets quickly withdrew their support in this venture.

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Abraham Maslow had a vision of a table where people sat talking about human nature, brotherhood, war and peace, and he devoted himself to developing a psychology for the "peace table" (source: Abraham Maslow)

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