“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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Haiti, rudderless with no elected leaders, needs help
Alarmed and clear-eyed Americans have said that they are fighting to preserve the foundation of our democracy. Sure, last week’s near-brawl over the election of a Republican […]
