A Call to Arms for Liberals
If we fail to learn from the past, we do so at our own peril. That was one of the messages from the Chinese...
Can Hungary’s Fourth Estate Survive?
Perhaps nowhere in Europe has the shrinking of the space for independent news media been as dramatic as in Hungary, with ominous consequences for...
A Political Life for Migrants
As anti-immigrant sentiment sweeps the globe, involving immigrants in host countries’ democratic systems can be key to combating suspicion and division.
While most of the...
A World of Tyrants and Graves
Throughout history, violence has been a primary tool of totalitarian regimes. And when a tyrannical authority responds to legitimate demands for liberty with indiscriminate...
What Happened to Hungary?
As liberals and others lament Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s election to a fourth term in April, we must remember one thing: Liberal democracy has...
Mexico’s Modern Revolution
If there is one thing that Mexicans know for sure, it’s that Andrés Manuel López Obrador doesn’t back down. His supporters admire his determination;...
The Dangers of Digital Activism
As a Saudi Arabian woman who has lived most of her life under one of the last surviving absolute monarchies in the world, the...
Democracy’s Demise in Hong Kong
China has eroded and nearly destroyed democracy in Hong Kong since taking control of the city from Britain in 1997.
Beijing has cunningly manipulated a...
Democracy Will Still Surprise Us
Gazing at the Acropolis the other day from an Athens rooftop, I was reminded of Samuel Beckett’s words: “Ever tried. Ever failed. No Matter....
Peace is Not Enough
Between 1989 and 2003, Liberia was somewhat synonymous with war. Stoking the existing tension among ethnic groups, military factions with power-hungry leaders unleashed an...