Rule of law: Beijing style
On Sunday, Hong Kong authorities charged 47 of its citizens for violating the National Security Law — a Beijing measure unilaterally imposed on Hong Kong at the end of June this past year. The 47 were ....
Tag: Democracy
Legislators feel caught in a primaries trap
What is next for Donald Trump? There are reports that the former president is intending to play a role in the 2022 election. One report says his hit list includes Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), Gov. ....
Peru just had 3 presidents in a single week. What’s going on?
Peru has capped off a particularly tumultuous period, in which the country saw three different presidents in just one week. Francisco Sagasti of the Purple Party has been selected by Peru’s unicameral legislature as a ....
Are America’s best days ahead?
How should I end this weekly series of blog posts about the 2020 election that I began a year ago? One way is to look at the latest polls. In the FiveThirtyEight collection of 113 ....
Ortega is busy completing Nicaragua’s authoritarian architecture
Nicaragua’s National Coalition (Coalicón Nacional), comprised of disparate opposition parties, is splintering under the duress of Daniel Ortega’s police state and the weight of its own internal contradictions. Smelling blood in the water, Ortega is ....
5 questions for Ronald Bailey on how the world is improving over time
When one looks at the data, it becomes clear that the world is dramatically improving over the long term. So why are people so pessimistic about the future? Ronald Bailey recently joined the Political Economy ....
Why global trends are a cause for optimism: My long-read Q&A with Ronald Bailey
Why are Americans so pessimistic about the future, in spite of all the good news occurring on a global scale? From a massive decline in extreme poverty to a reduction in worldwide violence, there are ....
We need to talk about liberalism and foreign policy
Over at Wisdom of Crowds, the Brookings Institution’s Shadi Hamid puts his finger on the tension between promoting democracy and promoting liberalism in US foreign policy. Building up on his earlier case for ‘democratic minimalism,’ ....
State of the nation on July 4: And how it has changed over time
Coronavirus, a shattered economy, racial tensions, deep partisan polarization. Is it any surprise that Americans are down in the dumps? How could it be otherwise? Putting today’s sentiments in historical perspective using polls conducted over ....