Yonas Biru, PhD November 20, 2022 Thomas Jefferson, America’s founding father, who coined the phrase “the preservation of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are inalienable sacred rights” has also given the world another phrase: “The government you have is the government you deserve.” Nations governed by constitutional consent, democratic reflection, deliberation, and choice enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Those who allow their leaders to determine their nation’s destiny and fate outside of the constitutional framework and democratic principles neither get nor deserve liberty and the pursuit of happiness. When it comes to Economic development, Ethiopia is cursed with monocratic … Continue reading Abiyonomics: The Off-Budget Seduction of the Economy and the Constitution