by Kevin Frazier Democracy means more than just holding elections. And, “the people” are more than just voters. Yet, “we, the people,” have allowed our role as popular sovereigns to […]
Tag: democracy
Musk, Trump and the demeaning of America
by Robert Reich Before the midterms, Elon Musk fired half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees, including teams devoted to combating election misinformation — and did it so haphazardly and arbitrarily that […]
Democracy is looking a little healthier
by Doyle McManus More than a decade ago, scholars began pointing to a troubling global trend: a “democratic recession.” Dozens of countries were drifting away from democracy toward authoritarianism. The […]
Two recent victories for democracy
by Trudy Rubin It is fitting that the unexpected U.S. midterm election results emerged just as Russia formally announced its military withdrawal from the key Ukrainian city of Kherson. Chalk […]
This could now be Weimar America
by Andreas Kluth Before we ponder the world’s biggest news this week, America’s surprisingly narrow midterm elections, let’s pay respect to Jair Bolsonaro. That’s because the Brazilian president recently did […]
Stop calling everything you disagree with ‘anti-democratic’
by Tyler Cowen One of the most disturbing trends in current discourse is the misuse of the term “anti-democratic.” It has become a kind of all-purpose insult, used as a […]
Four civic skills we need to keep our democracy
by Melinda Burrell As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on Schoolhouse Rock’s cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good American means voting. […]
Watching Sri Lanka’s democracy teeter amid popular uprisings
by Michael Paramathasan A popular revolution is unfolding in Sri Lanka, with the fall of one of Asia’s most powerful political dynasties amid hunger, heartbreak and the immutable resilience of […]
May 29 letters to the editor
Will history repeat without Roe v. Wade? In 1944-45, Helen Cooper was a first-year teacher in Cincinnati when she told her seventh-graders their classmate had died from a “botched up” […]
In Somalia, business as usual a bad idea
by Elizabeth Shackelford Somalia swore in a new president last weekend after nearly two years of delay as the incumbent clung to power. The next day, the administration of President […]
