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• Fulfilling the Promise of America’s Labor Spring Mon May 28
  Rick Berman
  Revolutions are not easy. That’s the lesson of the Arab Spring, where the forces of retrenchment have dug in their heels after the uprisings’ promising beginnings. ... more
• Another Attempt to Snatch Defeat From Jaws of Victory; New Democracy Leads Latest Poll Sat May 19
  Mike Shedlock
  The idea that Germany is going to consider anything for Greece but still more austerity measures is yet another Fantasyland notion. ... more
• The Future of NATO Fri May 18
  Charles Djou
  Later this month, the heads of state for the member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will gather in Chicago to discuss its future. As someone who has served both as a Member of Congress and as a soldier under NATO command in Afghanistan, I have a unique perspective on NATO’s role and future ... more
• UN envoy: Libya unstable but moving to democracy Thu May 10
  AP News
• Analysis: Mali: from democracy poster child to broken state Tue Apr 24
  Reuters News
• The Supreme Court’s Job Is to Protect Americans from Democracy Fri Apr 20
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  Less than two months after E.J. Dionne wrote an embarrassing column showing he didn’t understand the difference between untrammeled majoritarianism and a constitutional republic, the Post publishes a terrific piece by George Will on the proper role of the Supreme Court. ... more
• Mixing Ignorance and Democracy Thu Apr 19
  Steve Chapman
  This is an election year, which means all of us will spend the next few months carefully following the campaigns, finding out all we can about the candidates' proposals and pondering what issues are most vital for the nation's future. ... more
• Cuba rebukes Obama over summit talk of democracy Wed Apr 18
  AP News
• Should Prof. Obama Flunk His Own Course? Mon Apr 9
  Ken Blackwell
  We are often reminded that President Obama is the smartest man ever to occupy the White House. That’s how Prof. Michael Beschloss, presidential historian, described him. Of course, Mr. Obama was editor of Harvard Law Review. Most of all, we are informed regularly that Barack Obama taught constitutional law at University of Chicago. That’s no mean accomplishment. ... more
• Nonsense, Precedented and Petrified Sun Apr 8
  Paul Jacob
  In modern politics, our biggest problem isn't the people. The biggest problem remains the politicians. ... more
• UAE briefly detains staff of US democracy group Thu Apr 5
  AP News
• Sandra Day O'Connor's Quest for State Judiciary Reform Thu Apr 5
  Ryan James Girdusky
  While the nation is engulfed in the Supreme Court hearings on Obamacare, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has been touring the country – most recently in Greenville, SC – to continue campaigning for her favorite pet issue: abolishing elections for state judges. ... more
• Suu Kyi's near-sweep raises Myanmar democracy hope Mon Apr 2
  AP News
• Protesters allege Beijing meddling in HK affairs Sun Apr 1
  AP News
• Syria troops shell; Muslim group wants democracy Mon Mar 26
  AP News
• Swaziland students demand scholarships, democracy Mon Mar 26
  AP News
• Vatican: Pope's Cuba trip should help democracy Thu Mar 22
  AP News
• Tonga's King Tupou V dies; introduced democracy Mon Mar 19
  AP News
• 6 in 10 South Africans happy with their democracy Wed Mar 14
  AP News
• China village election fever tests bounds of democracy Wed Feb 29
  Reuters News
• Senegal's democracy at stake in troubled election Fri Feb 24
  Reuters News
• Crisis in paradise in Maldives' new democracy Thu Feb 23
  Reuters News
• After Mardi Gras: a Time for Reflection, Reconnection and Humility Thu Feb 23
  Jackie Gingrich Cushman
  Lent began this week on Feb. 22. It ends April 8 with the celebration of Easter. In the Christian tradition, the Lenten period is a time of fasting and prayer, preparation and reflection in anticipation of Easter, which commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus. ... more
• What If Democracy Is Bunk? Thu Feb 23
  Judge Andrew Napolitano
  What if you are only allowed to vote because it doesn't make a difference? What if no matter how you vote, the elites get to have it their way? ... more
• A year on, Morocco's democracy movement founders Sat Feb 18
  AP News
• Egypt trial on U.S. democracy activists set for February 26 Sat Feb 18
  Reuters News

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