When Truth No Longer Matters
As the squabbling over the January 6 commission heats up in the US, India offers a cautionary tale about democracy.
As the squabbling over the January 6 commission heats up in the US, India offers a cautionary tale about democracy.
Maintaining a vibrant democracy in the United States requires recognition that exceptionalism does not make us invulnerable to autocratic impulses of our past.
Disparity, dysfunction and discord have destroyed democracies in the past and endanger American democracy today.
The events of January 6 have prompted many observers, in the United States and abroad, to declare an end to US pretensions to democracy promotion.
In view of so many imperfections manifested throughout its history, America looks less like the “shining city on a hill” than a shadowy ghetto of hypocrisy.
Education is the single most important component of the common good for maintaining the long-term health of democracy.
The ultimate outcome of this election is going to change nothing with regard to the deep-seated problems that have sundered apart the fabric of American democracy.
The Electoral College has become a means of perpetuating inequality and unfairness, and is not representative of the country’s diversity.
