Articles – Yichengs Commonweal

Kishou · Jun 11, 2025

Voting vs. decision-making: Understanding their roles in civilization

Note Throughout history—whether under monarchy, aristocratic republic, or modern democracy—societies have grappled with an age-old and complex question:…

Daohe · Jun 10, 2025

Serving the people vs serving the state: what is the right path of modern governance

Why do nations exist? Not for slogans, not for borders, and not for GDP numbers. The true purpose…

Master Wonder · Jun 9, 2025

Cowardice and brutality in Chinese education: a warning and threat to global civilization

I. Why are cowardly and brutal styles of education so common in Eastern societies, especially in China? To…

Daohe · Jun 3, 2025

Political sovereignty and the foundation of an autonomous civil society

Without citizen sovereignty, there can be no true citizen state. 1. What is a state? What is a…

Daohe · May 17, 2025

Education in Free Societies vs. Authoritarian Regimes

Every step forward in civilization has been guided by the light of education. Education does more than shape…

Yicheng · May 10, 2025

A Glorious Beginning: When Reason and Compassion Return to the World

A nation's real strength doesn’t come from its economy or military power, but from having cultural ideals people…

Yicheng · May 10, 2025

How to build a highly efficient and perfectly oppressive society

A system where everyone can be deceived, exploited, and oppressed—yet powerless to resist Throughout the course of human…

Yicheng · Apr 10, 2025

The Real Enemy of Civilization

Yicheng Commonweal has written over a hundred articles, aiming to awaken the public's fundamental understanding of goodness, virtue,…

Yicheng · Apr 3, 2025

Three keys to civil society: power, responsibilities, and protection

One of the greatest advancements of civilization today is not just the height of technology or the prosperity…

Yicheng · Mar 29, 2025

Key values of social citizenship: freedom, democracy, happiness

Civilizational shift and value reconstruction Human civilization is stepping into the “social citizenship era”—a time when people are…

Yicheng · Mar 26, 2025

Understanding Civilization: The Dynamic Evolution of Human Morality

Civilization isn’t just about accumulating wealth or advancing technology。 It is an ongoing journey that stretches throughout human…

Yicheng · Feb 27, 2025

Understanding the culture and civilization of a nation

Culture and civilization are the two core forces driving a nation’s development. Culture shapes the character of a…

Kishou · Dec 24, 2024

4 Why’s Diversity is Key for Better Global Democracies

After witnessing the horrors of totalitarian regimes in the 20th century and the deep critiques of capitalist systems…

Yicheng · Dec 19, 2024

Inside the “cage trap”: how authoritarian governments maintain control

If a regime or government adopts the "Cage Trap" policy, it essentially acts as an extreme mechanism to…

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