Saving Democracy by Destroying It
The United States desperately needs a dose of its own medicine of democracy promotion.
The United States desperately needs a dose of its own medicine of democracy promotion.
We make a fatal category error when we assume that fundamentalism is somehow a Middle Eastern or Islamic character flaw.
The far right has jumped on the anti-vaccination bandwagon, seized control of the wheel and is driving the vehicle, al-Qaeda-style, straight into oncoming traffic.
We'd better control machines before they control us.
The right wing has attacked Gwen Berry for her Olympic trial protest. A North Korean defector has joined that chorus.
It was exhilarating to have a conventional president after Trump, but conventional is just not good enough.
The victory of Ebrahim Raisi in Iran's presidential election may contain some surprising good news for the Biden administration.
Instead of consigning China to the doghouse, why not create one big green reconstruction team?
Could a post-pandemic America face an even more infectious strain of Trumpism — call it T.2?
If we extrapolate from the current trend lines, democracy will be gone in a couple decades, melted away like the polar ice. But although down, democracy is not out.
By mislabeling the radical members of the Republican Party "conservative," the mainstream media gives them a veneer of respectability.
The only winner in the perennial confrontation between Israel and Hamas is Benjamin Netanyahu.
The United States won’t achieve herd immunity because a significant portion of the herd is suffering from mad cow disease.
For countries facing a demographic crisis, immigrants are the answer.
The Cold War has already turned hot — on the internet.