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We have to fight encroachment on democratic institutions.  We have to beef up the institutions that are responsible for delivering democracy. 

The second installment of our ongoing series features books that help explain the factors leading to the decline in democratic freedom worldwide, as well as examples of and roadmaps for reversing those declines.

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To convey in remarks, but no question about it, the president saying explicitly that president putin should no longer be in power, and this is new and very significant, jim. >> phil mattingly, the white house reporters are going to be peppering the press aides for more answers on this as i know you will be doing that as well. phil mattingly, thank you very much. joining me is retired brigadier general army attache to europe larry diamond, and also, the author of "ill winds" saving russia from ra...

A Child’s-Eye View, Both Haunted and Quotidian From “The Lost Soul” By Hillary Chute THE LOST SOUL (Seven Stories, $22.95) , an experimental fable illustrated by Joanna Concejo and translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, resonates with our current moment. In its carefully executed pages, a man who “slept, ate, worked, drove a car and even played tennis” wakes up in a hotel room forgetting his purpose, location and name. He guesses Andrew or Matthew before checking his passpo...

READ MORE The applicants for the trademark, the parent company of Screaming O, filed to dismiss the opposition, stating while one ‘generation’ of customer may associate the name with Sir Ringo, those purchasing their products would not do the same. Their motion filed later in 2019, states: “Opposer’s opposition is premised on the allegation that Opposer’s RINGO mark and Applicant’s RING O mark share the same commercial impression, i.e., they reference Opposer; and on the self-servin...

Yoko and Sean Ono Lennon (Image: Getty) READ MORE “He would say, ‘We have to have a child. We have to.’ I ended up having some miscarriages, and everyone said, ‘Oh, she can’t hold it.’ “I mean, that’s a very English expression, I think. ‘She just can’t hold it.’ Luckily we had Sean. “I remember John was crazy and wanted to announce it right away. But because of the miscarriages I said, ‘This time, don’t announce it, OK?’ “But then around the third or fourth month...

READ MORE Freddie appeared in the 1991 music video for These Are the Days of Our Lives, where he appeared and looked very thin, and was his last moment in front of the camera. According to Brian, Freddie wanted to keep working, even if he was not able to complete their records. Brian said of Freddie: “He just kept saying, Write me more. Write me stuff. I want to just sing this and do it and when I am gone you can finish it off. He had no fear, really." After consistent speculation from the pr...

John Travolta with his former girlfriend Diana Hyland (Image: Getty) READ MORE "My family and I will forever be grateful to her doctors and nurses at MD Anderson Cancer Centre, all the medical centres that have helped, as well as her many friends and loved ones who have been by her side. “Kelly’s love and life will always be remembered. I will be taking some time to be there for my children who have lost their mother, so forgive me in advance if you don’t hear from us for a while. “But ...

In an attempted self-coup – an ‘ autogolpe’ in Spanish – a sitting ruler tries to hold on to power by suspending the constitution or by upending countervailing powers in the judiciary, executive, or legislative branches of government. The ‘steal’ of an election from a victorious opponent has been attempted only once in a democracy, twice if you include the recent putsch provoked by President Trump in the US – for which he was swiftly impeached by Congress. According to Chin, the s...