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When the defenders of democracy turn their backs on it instead
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (481+ words) A supporter of Brazil's presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro holds a placard depicting Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes bearing the phrase "Perdeu, mane" ("You lost, fool") during a rally held on Independence Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 7, 2026....
Commentary: The real target of 9/11-style terrorism is American values
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (696+ words) Virtually everyone in their mid-30s or older remembers where they were when they heard that an airplane struck the World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 11, 2001. I was in a hotel gym in Slovakia; it took two weeks to get…...
Perryman's book an instant bestseller for saving democracy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (536+ words) It’s time to pick up a shovel and stop complaining about the impending death of democracy in America, according to Skye Perryman. The president of Democracy Forward in Washington, D.C., is well known to BNG readers because she is frequently…...
When democracy gets in the way
1+ week, 4+ day ago (616+ words) “Liberty and democracy are incompatible”. It was Peter Thiel, the superhero of Pay Pal and Palantir Technologies, who thus gave meaning to the offensive against democracy that has been circulating in the United States for some time and that Donald…...
Democracy is upheld not just by a constitution but by citizens accustomed to freedom
1+ week, 5+ day ago (673+ words) The difficulties of the world’s oldest and largest democracies, the US and India, raise a question more fundamental than how their constitutions might be ‘tweaked.’ Can constitutional design by itself protect democracy against those who acquire power through democratic means…...
When Hereditary Rule Is Presented as Democracy
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1552+ words) Examining the arguments being used to promote constitutional monarchy as a democratic solution for Iran The question of Iran’s political future has become increasingly prominent as opposition to the ruling regime has intensified and the prospect of political transition has…...
Outrunning Democracy
2+ week, 3+ day ago (108+ words) richardhanania.com Why the anti-data center movement will lose This post is sponsored by Mechanize. They are hiring software engineers at a base salary of $300K-$400K/year, plus substantial bonuses. They also have openings for other positions, including Research Engineer ($500K base…...
Retooling to help democracy revive
2+ week, 4+ day ago (930+ words) In the 20th century, the United States built the world’s dominant manufacturing powerhouse. A thriving middle class grew, well into the 1970s. The U.S. was a beacon of democracy, defeating fascism in World War II and beating back communism and other forms…...
Democracy and liberalism are incompatible
2+ week, 4+ day ago (121+ words) The IAI is hosting a live online event on Democracy and Its Perils, with a panel debate, interview, live audience Q&A, and more, on Monday, September 7th 2026 at 17:20 BST. Join Richard Wolff, Timothy Garton Ash, Priyanka Chaturvedi, and Herman Cappelen,…...
Opinion | Democracy’s forgotten advantage
2+ week, 4+ day ago (83+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Autocrats can promise results. Only democracy lets citizens hold their rulers to…...