If these were normal times, Ukraine would be preparing to hold presidential elections in March. But with war raging and parts of the country under Russian occupation, […]
Tag: democracy
Attacks on democracy hinder national security
Israelis have likened the brutal assault from Gaza to the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. “At Dawn We Slept” was a title of a book about that […]
Project 2025: A plan to destroy democracy
“Led by the long-established Heritage Foundation think tank and fueled by former Trump administration officials, the far-reaching effort is essentially a government-in-waiting for the former president’s return […]
A threadbare democracy
The story goes that in the closing days of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a lady asked Benjamin Franklin whether the participants had decided upon a republic […]
What the ancient Athenians knew
by David M. Shribman ATHENS — In the evening, from the rooftops, the Acropolis shimmers in the failing light. It was, to be sure, once a place […]
Having a king like Charles is a good defense for democracy
by Tom Ginsburg As Britain’s King Charles III is officially coronated, the “empire on which the sun never set” is looking a little shabby. In addition to […]
Democracy under the knife in Sudan
by Haley Morrow and Tom H. Hastings The streets of Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, have been engulfed in violent conflict for two weeks; thousands have […]
Why does Mexico’s president want to dismantle the system that elected him?
by Andrés Martinez No president in modern Mexican history has enjoyed as much of a mandate as Andrés Manuel López Obrador. It is a shame he is […]
History forecasts inevitable major war
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 […]
Media literacy can help democracy
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 […]
