The future of liberal democracy
THE GREAT EXPERIMENT: Why various democracies are collapsing and how they can endure Author: Yascha Mounk ...
Liberal democracy
(3rd LD) Yoon defends freedom and liberal democracy while offering to revive NK economy with ‘bold plan’
(ATTN: UPDATES with details of inauguration speech, ceremony; EDITS to photos; TRIMS)By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- President...
France gives victory to Macron and liberal democracy
The re-election of President Emmanuel Macron is a welcome result for France, the EU, the Western alliance and the cause...
What the BJP government is doing to liberal democracy, I mean what I say
One of the starkest contrasts between the United Progressive Alliance government that ruled India from 2004 to 2014 and the...
The “G-word”: The Fundamental Role of Legislators in Defending Liberal Democracy
Recognition of the Armenian Genocide is not just about Armenians or the anger of Turks. The “G-word” concerns the fundamental...
The Need to Resurrect Liberal Democracy as Civilization Is in Great Peril
Liberal democracy and Christianity are not synonymous. Yet Christians in the West, faced with the multiple disasters that are happening...
Macron gets a reprieve — for himself and for liberal democracy
French President Emmanuel Macron and the forces of liberal democracy won a reprieve in the first round of the French...
Three Meanings of “Liberal Democracy”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's party won another parliamentary majority in elections last weekend. An authoritarian populist, Orban boasts of...
Former Liberal leader calls alienation of truckers a ‘failure of liberal democracy’
Former Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff said trucker protests against COVID-19 restrictions reveal how fractured political discourse has become in...
Opinion: Liberal democracy under attack in Ukraine — and in US state capitals and universities
An anti-war demonstration in Europe. REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic In an analysis published in the New York Times, Damien Cave argued that...
Turkey among bottom 20% of Liberal Democracy Index: report
Turkey was ranked 147th out of 179 countries in the Swedish Institute for Varieties of Democracy's (V-Dem) Liberal Democracy Index,...
Putin has reignited the conflict between tyranny and liberal democracy
No one knows how this will end. But we know how it started. Vladimir Putin has mounted an unprovoked assault...
Putin’s war reminds us why liberal democracy is worth fighting for
Russia's totally unprovoked, unjustifiable and immoral invasion of Ukraine would seem to mark the end of an era - one...
Putin’s actions in Ukraine are an attack on liberal democracy
After weeks of tension, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a televised speech on Monday that made his intentions clear. After...
Is liberal democracy dying in Canada?
Canada was plunged into the worst constitutional crisis in its history on Monday, when the Canadian ministry first invoked the...
UK must help keep the light of liberal democracy alive in Taiwan
A LOT has been made of the Conservative government's 'Indo-Pacific' tilt since the Integrated Review was published last year. Yet...
Children have no place in a liberal democracy
We are heading for a series of stupendous midterm elections that might as well be called the Kinderreferenda, without exactly...
It is not surprising that liberal democracy is giving way to authoritarianism
In recent years, discussions of politics in the West have been peppered with ominous warnings – democratic backsliding, authoritarian populism,...
The authoritarianism of liberal democracy in a global pandemic
A sign for a COVID-19 testing center in front of an employment center and employment office in Coalville, UK, December...
THE SMOKING CORNER: CAN RELIGIOSITY AND LIBERAL DEMOCRACY CO-EXIST? – Newspaper
Artwork by Abro After the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, a...
Toomas Hendrik Ilves explains why liberal democracy matters
The By-invitation section publishes commentary from outside thinkers from a wide range of perspectives. For a view calling on China...
Liberal democracy is still under threat
Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP via Getty Images Sighs of relief could be heard around the world after Joe...
“Liberal Democracy Can Help Asean Over Superpower Rivalry”
MYANMAR (Eleven Media Group / Asia News Network): A united ideology can uplift ASEAN to better handle superpower rivalry, regional...
Should we rethink liberal democracy?
Editor's Note: Keith Lamb graduated from the University of Oxford with an MA in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His main research...
How Google Saves Liberal Democracy | Peter J. Leithart
IThis is no longer possible, â€lamented John Dewey in his 1939 book. Freedom and Culture, "Having the simple faith of...
The fate of liberal democracy in troubled times
COMMENT | To say that Malaysians are frustrated with endless political shenanigans is, quite frankly, an understatement.To have voted only...
Freedom of speech is the key to preserving liberal democracy
In November, clinical psychologist Dr Jordan Peterson will travel to the University of Cambridge to participate in seminars and lectures...
The fall of liberal democracy?
In his book The end of the story and the last man, Francis Fukuyama asserts that with the rise of...
Liberal democracy is no liberator
Liberal democracy will not liberate Ethiopian nationalities still struggling for recognition, and nor will it free the country from poverty ...
India: Liberal Democracy and the Extreme Right
Indian liberalism makes a formidable claim: that the Republic is grounded in such a structurally elaborate and ideologically hegemonic liberal-democratic...
Quad leaders send signal to China that liberal democracy is the road to success
Still not a "security device" Discussion of greater military-strategic cooperation was also noticeably absent from the summit. Ahead of the...
Britain rediscovers liberal democracy over vaccine passports – while Australia trashes it
As reported in yesterday's Morning Double Shot newsletter, in Britain and Australia we have two countries, two opposing approaches to...
Britain rediscovers liberal democracy on vaccine passports – while Australia trashes it
As reported in yesterday's Morning Double Shot newsletter, in Britain and Australia we have two countries, two opposing approaches to...
India ‘slips’ in liberal democracy index after Modi comes to power: EU assisted report
According to the report, “The world's most populous democracy, India, is under threat. Its level of democracy has declined considerably...
Liberal Democracy – Stabroek News
Last week, in response to an opinion expressed by Mr Ralph Ramkarran in his Sunday column that the PPP had...
Liberal Democracy: Is It Its Own Excuse To Be?
VECTORJUICE-FREEPIK The collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on August 15 sent shockwaves around the world. After two decades...
Liberal democracy: is it its own excuse to exist?
VECTORJUICE-FREEPIK The collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on August 15 sent shock waves around the world. After two...
Why spite could destroy liberal democracy
As communism imploded in 1989, the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama asked if liberal democracy was "the end of history,"...
In Poland, public funding is given to those who threaten liberal democracy – Justyna Kajta
Right-wing, conservative and nationalist magazines have been the main beneficiaries of funds recently allocated by the country's culture ministry. Justyna...
In Poland, public funding is given to those who threaten liberal democracy
Right-wing, conservative and nationalist magazines have been the main beneficiaries of funds recently allocated by the country's culture ministry. Justyna...
Gaps in liberal democracy and a look at the political imbalance in the cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds meeting with the new Union Cabinet at his official residence in New Delhi on July...
Liberal democracy lives on the page, not on the screen
"Here I would like to reflect on the optimal mechanisms to maintain the rational mindset that underpins liberal democracy. As...
Slovenian President insists his country has not abandoned liberal democracy as it takes over the rotating EU presidency
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) - The Slovenian president rejected in an interview on Wednesday that the increasingly autocratic policies of the...
American liberal democracy transforming into a totalitarian regime reminiscent of the Soviet Union: ex-Senate c
TEHRAN - A former candidate for the US Senate says that American liberal democracy is converting to a totalitarian system...
The defense of liberal democracy by Hans-Georg Maaßen
The following commentary is based on text originally appeared in German in Junge Freiheit. An English translation of the interview...
Peter L. Biro: Section 33 has no place in a liberal democracy. It should be repealed
Breadcrumb Links NP Comment The notwithstanding clause is a dangerous and utterly useless tool Author of the article: Peter L....
Repercussions of the 2021 Bengal elections and the death of liberal democracy in India
“If the thirst for votes becomes a cause of death of people or destruction of property, then that implies that...
Liberal democracy does not guarantee ethnic minorities in times of pandemic
Sanitary workers clean the Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, February 8, 2021. The...
India – Between and Between – Neither an authoritarian state nor a liberal democracy
(India is neither an authoritarian state nor a true democracy. Modi is not a tyrant in the mold of Stalin...
Glavin: Canada ousts Taiwan champion of liberal democracy
Breadcrumb Links Opinion Columnists President Tsai is precisely the kind of dynamic middle-power personality that the Trudeau Liberals should fall...
Liberal democracy against authoritarianism | Philstar.com
The new cold war between China and the United States and its allies is not just a battle of personal...
Achilles heel of liberal democracy | The week
January 29, 2021January 29, 2021Critics of liberal democracy have long accused it of being weak, resembling more a debating society...
Peaceful transition of power is the cornerstone of liberal democracy – Orange County Register
The violent occupation of the United States Capitol has shaken us. If there is no doubt that on January 20,...
Is India really a liberal democracy?
Representative image | Photo credit: IANS As another year begins in the life of an independent India, debates will continue...
The fading light of liberal democracy
"For the first time this century, among countries with over a million inhabitants, there are now fewer democracies than undemocratic...
Slow death of liberal democracy
The Constitution of India has a preamble. Few read the preamble or understand its meaning. Even those familiar with certain...
Across the Aisle: Slow Death of Liberal Democracy
Following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump wasted no time in nominating Justice Amy Coney Barrett to...
Opinion: Catholicism is not an inherent threat to liberal democracy
NEW YORK (Project Syndicate) — In his search for the secret of American democracy in the 1830s, French aristocrat Alexis...
Tech News: Rise of Fake Synthetic Media Could Threaten Liberal Democracy | World | New
Deep fakes: the technology behind artificial intelligenceThe warning comes from political commentator Nina Schick, author of 'Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse'....
Trump’s “Historic Bloc” and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy
How come working-class whites and significant numbers of Latinos can support Donald Trump, a self-glorifying billionaire who has nothing in...
How can liberal democracy respond to the rise of QAnon? – Signing time
CJ Werleman explores the overlap between those with hard-right beliefs and those willing to lead alternative lifestyles via the conspiracy...
Save liberal democracy
I belong to a wealthy generation. Born in the UK in 1944, towards the end of a world war that...
Save liberal democracy | ASEAN Post
I belong to a lucky generation. Born in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1944, towards the end of a world...
James Madison’s Last Fight: Are We Witnessing the End of Liberal Democracy?
Recent events - from Black Lives Matter protests to a show trial for an impeached president, to the poorly managed...
Reviews | “The whole of liberal democracy is in grave danger at the moment”
Or consider an article from 2019, "False equivalence: Are liberals and conservatives in the United States equally biased? " through...
The benefits of liberal democracy
Liberal democracy is like a bizarre fruit that ripens slowly and spoils easily. The main reason is an inability to...
Weak support for liberal democracy in eastern EU, poll finds – POLITICO
Liberal democracy enjoys weak support in much of central and eastern Europe, according to a poll conducted in 10 countries...
Hillary Clinton and the decline and decline of liberal democracy
In the end, all that was left was sex. And its hinterland. It was November 1998 and after six years...
New Trump appointee to foreign aid agency denounced liberal democracy and ‘our homo-empire’ — ProPublica
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuse of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as...
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: ‘Liberal democracy’ protects gun rights, individual liberties, and more | News
The terms “liberalism” and “liberal democracy” are often confused. While liberalism is the predominant political ideology in the United States,...
Has liberal democracy passed its expiration date?
“Many forms of government have been and will be tried in this world of sin and calamity. No one claims...
Bold in tough times: Bulgarians organize for liberal democracy
After the end of communism in Eastern Europe and the introduction of pluralist political systems in the latter part of...
Can liberal democracy survive COVID-19? by Ana Palacio
Even if Western leaders manage to limit the immediate fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak, it will mean little without forward-looking...
Taiwan: Liberal democracy where adultery remains a crime | Women’s News
Taipei, Taiwan - Wendy had just moved in with her new partner when the couple unexpectedly found themselves accused of...
Liberal democracy at stake in the Slovak parliamentary vote | Elections News
Slovakia is expected to hold a key parliamentary vote that should see the far-right People's Party Our Slovakia (LSNS), which...
Liberal Democracy and Its Enemies by Chris Patten
The challenges facing Western liberal democracies today are serious enough to remind us of Europe's descent into tyranny in the...
An uphill battle to protect the essence of liberal democracy
It is vitally important, especially at a time when the Achilles' heel of liberal democracy everywhere seems to be gravely...
The threats of liberal democracy from within
While the United States is spending its energy fighting against itself, the rest of the world is on the move...
A liberal democracy in an authoritarian groove
On Tuesday, Extra Sessions Judge Kamini Lau of Delhi's Tis Hazari Court made a moving statement defending, among other things,...
Capitalism kills liberal democracy
review of Capitalism, Alone (Harvard University Press, 2019). The emergence of capitalism in the ex-communist countries of Eastern Europe, the...
