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Some matters do not require a learned, scholarly treatise to be analyzed or criticized. They are self-explanatory. Reading an article about them feels like watching a YouTube video on how to drink water or how to turn on a switch . Those are basic things that almost everyone is well aware of and do not need any sophisticated or philosophical essays or videos to make him or her understand. The irony of life, however, is that such videos get millions of views, which is the same reason that makes the discourse in this essay relevant today: freedom of expression and its limitations. In a very basic sense, the freedom of expression is innate. Whether or not one has read Article 33 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 ,  Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1948 or Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1966 , it is always in the hearts of human beings to want to express themselves. This inborn need is sati...

William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is a tragic historical play that has enduring lessons on power, loyalty, betrayal, and political manipulation. Whether you believe in history repeating itself or that words have meaning, the pronouncements by Casca and Brutus shortly after the assassination of Caesar ( particularly their reflections on the future and the dramatic significance of their actions ) have had profound implications on the trajectory of politics in not only ancient Rome but also the world over. In the play, Cassius remarks , "How many ages hence /Shall this our lofty scene be acted over / In states unborn and accents yet unknown!" (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar , 3.1). I n a similar vein, Brutus contemplates in response , "How many times shall Caesar bleed in sport, / That now on Pompey's basis lies along / No worthier than the dust!" (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar , 3.1). These reflections are an immortalized prophesy that has had a l...