Tag: democracy

• The Illiberal International: Authoritarian Cooperation Is Reshaping the Global Order

  December 26, 2025

  Authoritarian cooperation is reshaping the global order. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/illiberal-international-cheeseman-bianchi-cyr?utm_medium=newsletters&utm_source=twofa&utm_campaign=NEWS_FA%20This%20Week_122625_The%20Illiberal%20International&utm_content=20251226&utm_term=N more ›

• Opinion | The West Is Lost

  December 15, 2025

  Loss has become a pervasive condition of life in Europe and America. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/opinion/west-europe-america-lost.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rU8.fmj5.leL4plCy7p0w&smid=url-share more ›

• We Failed The Misinformation Fight. Now What?

  December 13, 2025

  Defending democracy in the digital age will require moving beyond the focus of fighting online misinformation. https://www.noemamag.com/we-failed-the-misinformation-fight-now-what more ›

• Opinion | The West Is Lost

  November 2, 2025

  Loss has become a pervasive condition of life in Europe and America. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/opinion/west-europe-america-lost.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rU8.fmj5.leL4plCy7p0w&smid=url-share more ›

• Inside the Crackdown: Kyrgyzstan’s Preemptive Assault on Investigative Journalism

  September 5, 2025

  In Kyrgyzstan, authorities are no longer just reacting to stories — they are trying to stop them before they are told, dismantling entire newsrooms and effectively criminalizing journalism. https://www.occrp.org/en/project/uncensored-the-kyrgyzstan-project/inside-the-crackdown-kyrgyzstans-preemptive-assault-on-investigative-journalism?utm_source=social&utm_medium=bluesky more ›

• Intelligence Squared: How will Taiwan shape Asia’s future? With Chris Horton

  July 27, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/QUyFAWu The issue of Taiwan is a constant background hum in today’s news cycle. Perched precariously on the fault-lines of global power, the fate of this vibrant democracy and… more ›

• The Gray Area with Sean Illing: Machiavelli on how democracies die

  May 26, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/GbRXUTK Almost nothing stands the test of time. Machiavelli's writings are a rare exception. Why are we still talking about Machiavelli, nearly 500 years after his death? What is… more ›

• You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism

  February 20, 2025

  If there’s one thing I’d hoped people had learned going into the next four years of Donald Trump as president, it’s that spending lots of time online posting about what… more ›

• Welcome, Podcasters! White House Wants New Media at the Press Briefing

  January 29, 2025

  In the delicate journalistic ecosystem of the White House’s James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, the seating chart is the be-all, end-all of status. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/business/media/white-house-press-briefing-podcasters-influencers.html more ›

• Elon Musk and the Decline of Western Civilization

  January 20, 2025

  Back in 2021, I wrote a blog post for American Purpose on “Silvio Berlusconi and the Decline of Western Civilization.” In it I argued that when historians 50 or 100… more ›