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Ill Winds
A New Birth of Freedom
Larry Diamond

For all its recent setbacks, democracy still has the resources not only to resist but also to beat back the authoritarian tide.

Published: 2019-06-21 13:35:49
 
India at the Polls
Democracy à la Modi?
Michael Mandelbaum

After a convincing win in last month’s elections, the question is whether Narendra Modi and his BJP are becoming entrenched political fixtures, or whether India’s rambunctious democracy will soon turn on the incumbents.

 Published: 2019-06-19 13:30:35
 
Game Theory 101
Will Trump Bluff His Way to Reelection?
Bruce E. Cain

From a purely electoral perspective, a visible effort to deliver on campaign promises usually beats not trying, and winning even minor concessions is typically better than ending up with nothing at all.

 Published: 2019-06-14 11:07:54
 
Politics Disrupted
Crashing the Parties
Josef Joffe

In Europe, the ancien régime of the moderate Right and Left is falling prey to the disruptors—mainly rightwing populists, but also non-threatening environmentalists like the surging German Greens who appeal to the center.

 Published: 2019-06-12 14:54:50
 
The New Public Square
How (Not) to Regulate the Internet
Peter Pomerantsev

We should be more focused on protecting user rights than on policing content itself.

 Published: 2019-06-10 14:01:57
 
An Editor’s Frustrations
In Search of an Advertising Tax
Adam Garfinkle

Trying to get a competent author to examine the idea of taxing advertising turned out to be an exercise in waiting for Godot.

 Published: 2019-06-06 18:51:45
 
Deradicalization
In Support of David Frenchism
Dalibor Rohac

Sohrab Ahmari’s worldview is completely incompatible with basic tenets of liberalism.

 Published: 2019-06-04 14:30:26
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The Middle East & Beyond
Jewcentricity Redux
Ilhan Omar and the Jews

Knowingly or not, Ilhan Omar is acting like a designated provocateur, playing her role in a shrewd effort to seize control of the Democratic Party. But her rhetoric has deep roots in American politics.

 Published: Mar 08, 2019
Adam Garfinkle
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Ironic Iconography
The Tourists’ Puzzlement

How did a statue of Andrew Jackson end up at the center of Lafayette Park? There is an answer, but a story goes with it.

 Published: Jan 14, 2019
The Peanut Gallery
2019 Predictions

Another year, another round of prognostication. TAI editors speculate about what 2019 has in store.

Published: Jan 04, 2019
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