My interest in how gaming and politics often mix isn't a new one. For example, take this editorial I wrote in 2008 (then, like now, we were on the cusp of a big election) explaining how a solid strategy game like Medieval II: Total War could actually be an edifying experience when it comes to explaining the political art of nation-state politics. While M2TW might no longer be the top dog in the strategy genre ( Crusader Kings 2 would be my new champion), the lessons that M2TW taught me are as valid now as they were in 2008...or 1008 A.D. for that matter. Someday I really need to revisit this topic using CK2....
Because Edmund Burke would have been a gamer....