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Damon Linker at Notes From the Middleground: My previous post was an attempt to make analytical sense of our new political normal, in which right-wing populism is a consistent competitor
Continue readingFurther Thoughts on the Dawning Era of Right-Populist Politics
Khaled Beydoun at Pen > Sword: These are the words of Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinian poet and literary icon. I share them as homage, and to highlight the timelessness of
Adam Shatz at the London Review of Books: When Ariel Sharon withdrew more than eight thousand Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip in 2005, his principal aim was to consolidate
From Project Syndicate: Over the past decade, Ruth Ben-Ghiat has emerged as one of the English-speaking world’s leading experts on, and chroniclers of, authoritarian leaders in the twenty-first century. A
by Sam Pizzigati at Inequality: One person, one vote. The classic essence of democracy. But what if that one person happens to be a fabulously rich? Does that one person
Continue readingCan Democracy and Billionaires Coexist? Not on This Planet.
Tim Sommers at 3 Quarks Daily: The website of the Connecticut General Assembly, for some obscure reason, stipulates that “By definition, a republic is a representative form of government that
Continue readingIf We Can Keep it: Is the U.S. a Democracy or a Republic?
by Liz Wolfe at Reason: In the roughly week and a half since former president (and presumptive Republican presidential nominee) Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies related to falsifying
Continue readingThe Conviction Effect: National Polls Show Slight Shift Toward Joe Biden
From Smithsonian: Coppery like a penny, thick like bad molasses, even a little gamey like a possum. The white conductor’s blood in her mouth probably didn’t taste good, but it probably
Joann Wypijewski in Sidecar: On 30 May, around cocktail time, a jury in New York criminal court found former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump guilty on all thirty-four counts
Amitava Kumar at The Guardian: The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), led by India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has won more seats than the opposition alliance, and yet its victory tastes of
Continue readingThe Hidden Story Behind India’s Remarkable Election Results: Lethal Heat
Kalpana Jain at The Conversation: Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, claimed victory after his political alliance scored a slim majority in India’s recently concluded parliamentary elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party,
Continue readingElections – Ultimately, it’s the Price of Potatoes That Matters
AFP report in Dawn: Critics and rights groups accused Modi of ramping up rhetoric against Muslims to unprecedented levels during his campaign in a bid to mobilise the Hindu majority.
Continue readingWhy Modi and His Party Failed to Achieve a Third Successive Landslide Win