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ITHACA, NEW YORK - Democracy is in retreat across much of the world, with authoritarian leaders and extremist movements gaining momentum amid widespread discontent with established political parties and institutions. As democratic governance comes under strain, our most cherished ideals, such as equal freedom and rights for all, are increasingly at risk.

Big decisions taken by big powers like the US that impact the whole world might well be different if the millions impacted overseas also had a vote.

A conviction is indeed possible, even likely. But neither a conviction nor even jail time would disqualify Mr. Trump from running for the presidency.

How to use transitional justice tools to create a shared understanding of anti-democratic events and move forward with accountability.

American workers face a "day of reckoning" as the economy shifts to an AI-fueled labor force, one University of Chicago professor warns.

When Russian forces besieged 10-year-old Ilya Matvienko’s native city of Mariupol in February 2022, he and his mother were soon forced to resort to using melting snow for drinking water

Moor Studio/Getty Images The job market will see "massive" disruption as AI becomes more prominent, a professor warned. Even more utopian forecasters have…

 

Below is my column in The Hill on the applicability of the 25th Amendment to remove President Joe Biden in light of the Special Counsel report detailing his "diminished faculties." Despite the various calls for using the amendment, it is neither practically likely nor factually warranted on the basis of his report. Here is the…