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The Challenge To Democracy

Posted on December 5, 2022 by lewbornmann

Recent challenges to democracy include a deterioration in the integrity of constitutional democracy, manipulation of state election laws to limit or overturn the will of the voters, and a global trend toward autocracy in places where democratic institutions have long prevailed. The U.S. currently stands at a precipice necessitating a long overdue course correction. Continue reading →

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Democracy’s Decline

Posted on August 15, 2022 by lewbornmann

Global freedom has continuously declined every consecutive year for over a decade. While democracy can meet the challenges of the 21st century better than authoritarianism, the promise of democracy must remain real and powerful and those believing in freedom must not only defend it but broaden its reach as one of the great causes of our time. Continue reading →

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Irreconcilable Division

Posted on June 21, 2021 by lewbornmann

Americans are divided more than ever on almost every issue imaginable: social issues, race, gender, the economy…. It no longer is just Republican vs. Democrat or liberal vs. conservative – now it has become the 1 percent vs. the 99 percent, rural vs. urban…. White men against minorities. Climate change believers against doubters. Sex and race; faith and ethnicity. Continue reading →

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