by John M. Crisp Our future is foreshadowed by our past, and few human activities have shaped our history more than our near-irresistible compulsion to fight each other. War is as characteristic of humanity as religion and the drive to procreate. At our best, we aspire to beat our ...
While the internet has increased access to information and has often been a force for good, it has also contributed to making many people misinformed, uninformed and even radicalized. That’s why it is welcome news to see New Jersey become the first state in the country to require schools ...
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 be reduced to benchwarmers. Democracy is supposed to be a system through which “the ...
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 most had no idea they were fired until their email accounts were shut off. This ...
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 list of backsliders has spanned the globe from India and South Africa to ...
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 the two events up as key victories in the global battle for democracy and against ...