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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...
Declaration of Philadelphia on Civil Discourse and Strengthening Liberal Democracy
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Liberal democracy has been under attack from Putin’s Russia for years – now is the time to act on it
Throughout the report's fifty pages, the Intelligence and Security Committee paints a picture of a rotten state from head to...
With petition decision, Boulder raises the bar for direct democracy
GraphicFriday July 24, 2020 On Tuesday, five council members did what many lawyers couldn't, agreeing that state law, not Boulder's...
Reviews | “The whole of liberal democracy is in grave danger at the moment”
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PAKISTAN Minority rights recognized only on paper in Pakistan
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FACTBOX-Polish election candidates differ on minority rights, climate
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The benefits of liberal democracy
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Direct democracy struggles, but survives in Arizona
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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...
How to achieve police reform? Use direct democracy
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Trump nominee denounced liberal democracy and ‘our homo-empire’
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New Trump appointee to foreign aid agency denounced liberal democracy and ‘our homo-empire’ — ProPublica
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SailingStone Capital supports minority rights at Turquoise Hill Resources
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Defending taxpayers and direct democracy – Daily Breeze
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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,...
How a Zurich epidemic contributed to the birth of Swiss direct democracy
Thousands of people gathered in Zurich in December 1867 to challenge the political order and demand more democratic rights. Keystone...
Are Arizonans too stupid to be given direct democracy?
The Arizonans pride themselves on being an independent band. We would rather our politicians be mavericks than sheep. We relish...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Can minority rights be protected without political representation?
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CS verdict violating minority rights
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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...
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...
An uphill battle to protect the essence of liberal democracy
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Minority rights have become the Achilles heel of liberal democracy
Without strength in numbers and often without the strength of wealth, minority groups lose out in the democratic negotiation process....
Minority rights are suddenly the new ground of the Indo-Pakistani rivalry
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The threats of liberal democracy from within
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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...
Slovakia 2020: a decisive year for liberal democracy
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Debates Munk – Michael Ignatieff: Ignore the naysayers. Liberal Democracy is Built to Last
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Minority rights and religious freedom are pillars of democratic societies: senior US official on CAB, NRC
A senior US official mentioned the importance of minority rights and religious freedom while commenting on India's amended citizenship law...
India’s strength is secular democracy with minority rights (Congressman)
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What is a parliament for in a direct democracy?
The Federal Palace in Bern, where the new Swiss parliament began to sit last week. Keystone / Peter Klaunzer The...
The real threat to liberal democracy is not the law. It’s the ideological void in its own heart
The rise of the right was made possible by a crisis in liberal democracy. Photo: Composite prospect Over the past...
Reviews | Crossed Borders Strangle Liberal Democracy
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On the election of senators, direct democracy does not work
Hidden among the latest amendments to the United States Constitution, between authorizing a federal income tax and banning the manufacture...
Ukraine pledges to protect minority rights amid row with Hungary
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From Majority Power to Minority Rights: The Influence of Religious Policy on the Supreme Court
From the 1960s until very recently, the Liberals successfully argued in the Supreme Court that the tyranny of the majority...
Hungary veto NATO declaration on Ukraine on minority rights (Minister)
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Global Citizens’ Initiative hailed at Global Forum on Direct Democracy
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Aleksandr Dugin’s Challenge to Liberal Democracy
Francis Fukuyama proclaimed the triumph of liberal democracy in his seminal 1992 classic, "The End of History and the Last...
Liberal democracy seems on a razor’s edge
In Mohammed Hanif's novel Red Birds, an American bomber pilot crashes his plane in the Arabian desert and finds himself...
Inclusiveness and minority rights: the reservation guarantees them – The Himalayan Times – Nepal’s No. 1 English Daily Newspaper
Inclusiveness and minority rights: the reservation guarantees them Inclusiveness is about not restricting anyone on the basis of race, caste,...
Rethinking referendums: can direct democracy defeat populism?
Since then, calls have been made to re-empower the "guardians", which is a polite way of saying that the unwashed...
From majority power to minority rights
A movement for religious rights is transforming the place of religion in American public life. From the 1960s until very...
The Left and the Right Attack Liberal Democracy
Freedom. Rights. Equality. Democracy. Rule of law. Free enterprise. These are the principles of liberal democracy (the word “liberal” not...
Expanding direct democracy won’t make Americans more comfortable in politics
As Americans watch Brexit-related events political unrest in the UK, it is important to remember that the chaos began there...
Expanding Direct Democracy Won’t Make Americans Feel Better About Politics
As Americans watch the political turmoil over Brexit in the UK, it's important to remember that the chaos started there...
Is liberal democracy under threat?
Every century has its own defining moment. For the 19th century it was the juxtaposition of imperialism and the industrial...
Assembly Bill 1451 is an attack on direct democracy – Orange County Register
The tools of direct democracy — initiative, referendum and recall — are a powerful check against intransigent or corrupt politicians....
Why India Lost the Right to Call Itself a Liberal Democracy
India is no longer a liberal democracy. This claim does not seem so surprising in light of some recent events....
How Swiss direct democracy made a comeback after authoritarian rule
The seven members of the Swiss government were sworn in before parliament in 1943. The photo suggests that everything is...
Tiny glimmers of hope for liberal democracy
Andy Borowitz, the New Yorker sketch comedy writer, captured the essence of this week's British parliamentary drama better than most....
Beware of poll slavery and the evils of direct democracy – InsideSources
Political chaos in Britain - and the state of British politics is chaotic - may be the basis of two...
Are direct democracy and civil rights just “nice to the haves”?
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“Pan-African social ecology” illustrates liberation in direct democracy
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Sikh girl kidnapped at gunpoint, forcibly converted to Islam
The kidnapped girl later appeared in a video in which she claimed to have "converted" to Islam. The girl's family...
Do populist citizens support direct democracy?
Populist parties across Europe often support direct democracy, for example through frequent referendums. Do their constituents also support these initiatives...
Do populist-minded citizens support direct democracy? : Democratic Audit
Populist parties across Europe often support direct democracy, for example through frequent referendums. Do their constituents also support these initiatives...
How a meeting with Donald Trump put the Bangladeshi minority rights activist in the eye of the storm
A Bangladeshi minority rights activist found a rare opportunity to meet President Donald Trump in the White House, but those...
Can liberal democracy survive in the future?
Democracy in the world todayWhat does the state of democracy look like today in the world?Mica Soellner, Post CrescentDouglas Zoerb...
The NRA engages in the fight against direct democracy
Last summer, following attempts to push through gun reform measures through multi-state ballot initiatives, National Rifle Association chief lobbyist Chris...
The promise of liberal democracy lives on in different political cultures
Much has been said lately about the impending demise of democracy. The continued rise of China, the emergence of dominant...
Israel’s liberal democracy attacked by ‘democracy’ | Dan Perry
I met a couple of civilized-looking tourists one evening this week. Middle-aged European Jews, they had high-level relationships but not...
What if liberal democracy could not resolve today’s political impasses?
Can the norms and institutions of liberal democracy still effectively arbitrate the issues that animate the debates in Western democracies?The...
Are we witnessing the death of liberal democracy?
Around the world, alarm bells are ringing for democracy. Everywhere we find strongmen in command, enraged citizens and a desperate...
Netanyahu’s re-election was Israel’s liberal democracy in action
The re-election of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been described by some of his critics as a blow to...
Southern legislatures aim for direct democracy
Voters in Florida in November approved a constitutional amendment, put on the ballot through the citizens' initiative process, that restored...
The ideological crisis of liberal democracy
Living a private life is simply insufficient. We badly need a commitment in public life Living a private life is...
Liberal Democracy in Decline, Should We Be Worried?
As the world watches with awe and awe the greatest democracy on the planet go to the polls, why should...
Three Ways to Improve Direct Democracy in Taiwan
Participants at a water festival in Taiwan earlier this week. Keystone / David Chang The new conventional wisdom is that...
Protect direct democracy, expand and strengthen voting initiatives
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recently suggested that the Supreme Court need not address the issue of partisan gerrymandering because...
India ‘slips’ down liberal democracy index after Modi takes power: EU-assisted report
By Rajiv Shah Even as India heads to the polls, a recent European Union-assisted Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) report, claiming...
Dossier: What could direct democracy look like in Estonia | Characteristic
There are two sides to the demand for greater voter participation. On the one hand, currently concerning the law on...