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 ....
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 ....
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 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 ....
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 ....
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 ....
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 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 ....
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,’ ....
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 ....