The Atlantic

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What is democracy for? This might seem like an obvious question. Yet disagreements over democracy’s ends are multiplying in the West, including in the oldest, most advanced democracies. Those disagreements include the question of whether democracy is

The Christian Science Monitor

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The answer among citizens, among the governed, seems to be changing dramatically, at least in places feeling the worst effects of the virus.

Literary Hub

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As a child, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson recalled in a speech that he was the one in his family who wanted to read all the books in the house, who wore out his library card and kept books way past their due date. He dropped out

India Today

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What does it really mean? A love for your country, your nation, your homeland? At the risk of getting all tukde-tukde about it, we can't really talk about patriotism without splitting a few hairs. We asked a clutch of eminent citizens the question, a

Mother Jones

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On November 3, 76 million Americans said no to Donald Trump and his effort to steer American democracy toward autocracy. As a candidate and as president, Trump had prompted concerns about the fate of democracy within the United States. He had questio

The Atlantic

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The president attempted to respond to protests with shows of force, and revealed his weakness in the process.

Reason

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NATIONALISTS TO THE right of us and progressives to the left of us sneer at the idea that people should be left alone to do their own thing. It can be a little demoralizing. But another year dawns, and with it comes the opportunity for a fresh take o

NPR

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Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat studies authoritarian regimes, like Italy under Mussolini. Can a democracy pry itself out of a strongman's grip? 

Literary Hub

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The coronavirus pandemic is dramatically disrupting not only our daily lives but society itself. This show features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the deeper economic, political, and technological consequenc

The Atlantic

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To succeed in the long run, libertarians must think harder about people who are uncomfortable with difference, diversity, and dynamism.

The Christian Science Monitor

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Globally, threats to democracy are acting in full force. But pushback against autocracy is also gaining strength and momentum. A look at some of those movements.

Los Angeles Times

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As scholars who study the death of democracies around the globe, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt saw Donald Trump's rise to power as an alarming sign of dangerous times ahead for the United States. The two professors of government at Harvard Unive

The Atlantic

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If properly understood and marshaled, they “can be a liberal democracy's strongest bulwark against the dangers posed by intolerant social movements.”

The Christian Science Monitor

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Behavior by federal paramilitary troops in Portland, Oregon, raises questions about the rule of law that are echoed elsewhere in the world.

The Atlantic

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The House Intelligence Committee’s first hearing will focus on the rise of authoritarianism and the threat to liberal democracy around the world.

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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Future historians of the American right are going to have a devil of a time figuring out what the hell happened as the second decade of the 21st century came to a close. But every day I become more convinced about at least one of their conclusions: T

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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Future historians of the American right are going to have a devil of a time figuring out what the hell happened as the second decade of the 21st century came to a close. But every day I become more convinced about at least one of their conclusions: T

Union of Concerned Scientists

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As the country continues to process the violent attack on the Capitol, and restrictions on voting rights gain strength across state legislatures, we must take account of the role and responsibility that scientists play in securing our freedoms and pr

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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Future historians of the American right are going to have a devil of a time figuring out what the hell happened as the second decade of the 21st century came to a close. But every day I become more convinced about at least one of their conclusions: T

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

3 min read

Future historians of the American right are going to have a devil of a time figuring out what the hell happened as the second decade of the 21st century came to a close. But every day I become more convinced about at least one of their conclusions: T

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

3 min read

Future historians of the American right are going to have a devil of a time figuring out what the hell happened as the second decade of the 21st century came to a close. But every day I become more convinced about at least one of their conclusions: T

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

3 min read

Future historians of the American right are going to have a devil of a time figuring out what the hell happened as the second decade of the 21st century came to a close. But every day I become more convinced about at least one of their conclusions: T

Global Voices

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"Applied to the Philippines and the rest of Southeast Asia, digital authoritarianism refers to how the internet has been weaponized in aid of existing authoritarian regimes."

The Christian Science Monitor

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'The regime [Lenin] created was largely shaped by his personality,' writes Victor Sebestyen, 'secretive, suspicious, intolerant, ascetic, intemperate.'

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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Future historians of the American right are going to have a devil of a time figuring out what the hell happened as the second decade of the 21st century came to a close. But every day I become more convinced about at least one of their conclusions: T

Chicago Tribune

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Foreign policy wasn't taking a back seat as the year ended and we started the third decade of this turbulent century. In Iraq, Iran-backed demonstrators chanting "Death to America" ransacked parts of the U.S. embassy compound. In North Korea, Kim Jon

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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Future historians of the American right are going to have a devil of a time figuring out what the hell happened as the second decade of the 21st century came to a close. But every day I become more convinced about at least one of their conclusions: T

Presidential Actions

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CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK, 2017   - - - - - - -   BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   A PROCLAMATION During Captive Nations Week, we stand in solidarity with those living under repressive regimes, and we commit to promoting our Amer

New Internationalist

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Too small to have a Gini rating. But there is no great wealth and the generally low incomes are ameliorated by easy access to food and strong family and community structures. 92%. Education is compulsory for those aged 5 to 16. Schooling is highly va

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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Future historians of the American right are going to have a devil of a time figuring out what the hell happened as the second decade of the 21st century came to a close. But every day I become more convinced about at least one of their conclusions: T