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American Institutions
Wanted: A Self-Draining Swamp

Perhaps the most insidious threat facing Western democracies has been the progressive decline of elite accountability and responsibility.

Appeared in: Volume 13, Number 4 | Published on: January 1, 2018
Nils Gilman is vice president of programs at the Berggruen Institute and a monthly columnist for The American Interest.
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