Latest in democracy
A review of Richard L. Hasen, “Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—and How to Cure It” (Yale University Press, 2022).
Putin's brutal war not only aims to reclaim a sovereign democracy under his autocratic rule but also signals globally the strength of the authoritarian grip. The democratic community’s response sends a message to Putin and to other authoritarians with similar ambitions.
The Supreme Court should shift its approach to emergency powers (defined broadly to include national security) to take into account the role they can play in undermining democracy.
If the United States intends to address the lure of authoritarianism domestically, it should devote deliberate attention to making the American people safer at home.
The far-right party Alternative for Germany has proved adept at influencing German society, even if its electoral prospects are less than rosy.
The incoming Biden administration should seek to build a U.S.-EU alliance that will hardwire democratic governance into everything digital.
Newly unearthed work by the famed theologian Reinhold Niebuhr presages many of today’s debates on media and its role in molding the fate of American democracy.
The world should treat such power grabs like a coup d’état.
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Editor’s Note: The lifting of billions of humans out of poverty is one of the great achievements of our age and should be celebrated. However, this shift at times increases the chances of civil strife and other serious problems. My Brookings and Georgetown colleague (a two-fer!) Raj Desai assesses the rise of a global middle class and the many risks of instability it brings.
Daniel Byman
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