Tag: democracy
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The real danger to democracy is the Democrats | Mike Rosen
Alexander Fraser Tytler was a judge, historian and professor of history in Scotland, born in 1747, who observed that, “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by dictatorship.” Tytler further observed, “The average of the…
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Former Kenyan premier Raila Odinga, a key figure in African democracy efforts, dies at 80
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died of a heart attack in India
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Moldova’s pro-EU party takes decisive lead in election fraught with Russian interference claims
Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party has taken a decisive lead to win a critical parliamentary election that was overshadowed by Russian interference claims
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Family reunites as activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah returns home after 12 years in Egyptian prison
Prominent pro-democracy Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has reunited with his family after spending years in prison
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s nephew speaks on nonviolent protest at annual Colorado Springs event
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The importance of nonviolent protest highlighted Monday’s annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Colorado Springs. The theme of this year’s event, presented by the Pikes Peak Diversity Council and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Preservation Society, was “mission possible,” stressing the importance…
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Hong Kong court affirms landmark sedition conviction for pro-democracy activist
A Hong Kong court says criticizing laws or chanting anti-government slogans can be enough to jail someone for sedition
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Super Tuesday’s dominance highlights how presidential selection process can exclude many US voters
Super Tuesday is almost here, with 16 states holding contests this coming week
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Veteran British left-wing disruptor George Galloway wins a special election dominated by war in Gaza
A veteran British political disruptor has won a special election in a heavily Muslim town in northern England following a contest that has been mired in chaos and controversy and dominated by the war in Gaza
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Former Indonesian general linked to human rights abuses claims victory in presidential election
A former general linked to past human rights abuses has claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election
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Indonesia’s president, who mingles with people and listens to Metallica, still popular in last term
Joko Widodo’s phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the presidency of Indonesia shows how far the world’s third-largest democracy has veered from a brutal authoritarian era decades ago