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Introducing Reason's 2023 Debate Issue

Where libertarians debate democracy, open borders, cats and dogs, and more

Reason

Trudy Rubin: Elected leaders in Israel, Poland, and Hungary are following the 'autocrat's playbook'

A couple of weeks ago, as I moderated a discussion at the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House on the heated battle to control Israel's courts, the talk turned to "the elected autocrat's playbook."

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Commentary: Banking, democracy and trust

In a key scene in the classic Frank Capra film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” George Bailey (played by a noble, sincere James Stewart), faced with a run on his family-owned bank instigated by the evil, grasping Old Man Potter (played by a sneering Lionel Barrymore), tries to convince his friends…

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To reconstruct Turkey, rebuild its democracy

The devastating earthquakes that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey (and at least 7,000 in northern Syria) in February have exposed deep-rooted problems in the run-up to potentially epochal presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14. Turkey, it is now clear, needs more than a change of government; it…

Bangkok Post

Dragging Democracy into the Future

As the Texas Observer survives to muckrake another day, Steven Monacelli highlights the battle for democracy happening in the Lone Star State.

Texas Observer

Mongolia: squeezed between China and Russia fears 'new cold war'

Mongolia’s prime minister, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, recently expressed his country’s fear that the world is heading towards a new cold war as the relations between Russia and China and the west – particularly Nato – have taken a turn for the worse. “It’s like a divorce,” he said. “When the parents…

The Conversation

Is democracy on the ballot in west Africa? What the latest data tells us

Democracy indices compiled by respected organisations have suggested that around the world, there’s an increase in authoritarianism or democratic backsliding.

The Conversation

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PM picks dodge the list

The appointment of the prime minister, who may or may not be a member of parliament, is an essential part of any democracy, including Thailand. However, recent moves by some key parties have brought attention to the need for greater accountability in the country's political processes.

Bangkok Post

Maybe we just elect bad people

Bartels' contrarian analysis finds that people mostly support democracy — but all too often, their leaders don't

Salon

Dogged by controversy – our relationship with canines through the ages

Dogs and democracy have always been difficult bedfellows, as evidenced at an exhibition about our favourite pets

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Netanyahu has been a political magician for years. Has Israel's leader finally run out of tricks?

Benjamin Netanyahu planned to remake Israel's justice system to give the government greater powers to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. But the public response plunged Israel into its worst upheaval in decades.

ABC News

Sudan Delays Signing of Deal to Usher in Civilian Government

Sudan’s military leaders and pro-democracy forces will delay the signing of an agreement to usher in a civilian government, both sides said in a joint statement issued early Saturday. The postponement of the signing — which had been scheduled for later Saturday — comes as key security reform negotiations between…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: No American is above the law, not even former presidents

No American is above the law — not even former presidents. After a monthslong investigation, a New York grand jury indicted former president Donald J. Trump on charges related to hush-money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the lead-up to the 2016 election.

Tribune News Service

Worries grow that Trump indictment will eclipse other probes

The indictment against former President Donald Trump involves a payoff to suppress claims of an extramarital affair

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Al Jazeera

Palestine advocates see opportunity in Biden-Netanyahu discord

Washington’s criticism of Israel not about Palestinians but can lead to questioning of US-Israel ties, analysts say.

The News Lens

Paying for a New Thai Democracy

The real winners are far from clear, but Thailand’s populist, party jumping election is Asia’s vote to watch this year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudani: Democracy, Pluralism are Protected in Iraq

The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammad al-Sudani, has confirmed that consolidating democracy, political pluralism, and freedom of expression is one of the cabinet’s priorities, nearly 20 years after overthrowing the previous regime. The Prime Minister recalled that Iraqis made many sacrifices in their demand for freedom after the dictatorship oppressed and…

Newslaundry

‘Dire imposition on press freedom’: Global media group on ‘press blackouts’ in Punjab during Amritpal search

The International Federation of Journalists yesterday condemned “government censorship, press blackouts and restriction of journalists’ social media accounts” in Punjab as a fallout of the search for Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh. It described these moves as “dire impositions on press freedom and democracy in India”.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Trump’s defenders, including Rep. Mary Miller from Illinois, attack Manhattan DA Bragg

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., sitting on millions of dollars of campaign cash, used Trump’s indictment to raise more money for his already abundant congressional campaign fund.

The Guardian - US

What does Donald Trump’s indictment say about US democracy?

The fact that there is no choreographed political theater around the indictment is precisely how democracies tend to work: in a messy and piecemeal fashion

The Conversation

What does Trump's indictment mean for his political future – and the strength of US democracy?

Events often seem inevitable in hindsight. The indictment of former US President Donald Trump on criminal charges has been a possibility since the start of his presidency – arguably, since close to the beginning of his career in New York real estate.

Daily Mirror

Why there are protests in Israel as country 'on fire' during catastrophic demonstrations

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wants to give his government almost total power over who is appointed to the courts and hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been taking to the streets to protest changes

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel: Herzog Calls on Arabs to Participate in Dialogue on Judicial Reforms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he will not seek to further advance a bill that is personally related to him. Meanwhile, Israeli President Isaac Herzog urged Arab parties' representatives to participate in the dialogue on judicial reforms, similar to other Israeli political parties. Netanyahu spoke confidently on Wednesday…

The Guardian - US

Israel hasn’t been a democracy for a long time. Now, Israelis need to face this fact

The protest movement will either transform into a call for genuine democracy – for Palestinians and Israelis alike – or it will remain locked in the current impasse

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Israeli democracy is still under threat, even if Netanyahu has hit the 'pause' button

The urgent threat to Israeli democracy that brought that entire country to a halt on Sunday is far from over.

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