Mommy, Where Do Democracies Come From?
Why Think About the Question? In school we learned about the Growth of Democracy. The ancient Greek city-states invented it, but most societies were too primitive to be governed in this way. It was not ....
Month: January 2022
Europe: Strategic Snapshot
Comparing Economies With talk of open warfare between Russia and Ukraine lately, now is a good time to look at a strategic snapshot of Europe. The figure shows all the countries of Europe (excluding those ....
Trump’s Next Coup Has Already Begun
The Jan/Feb edition of The Atlantic has a good summary by Barton Gellman of how democracy in the United States is in mortal danger. Since the article is rather long, I summarize it here. [If ....