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Biden’s speech will deliver a hard truth: American democracy is under grave threat

The essential political choice is no longer Democrat or Republican, left or right, liberal or conservative. It is democracy or authoritarian fascism

The Guardian - US

Biden's prime-time speech to call out Trump, his loyalists

The November elections are less than 10 weeks away, and President Joe Biden plans to use a prime-time speech Thursday night at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to frame them as part of an ongoing battle for what he's calling the “soul of the nation.”

The Independent UK

Don't celebrate too soon, Democrats

Republican hubris and overreach is leading toward dramatic payback — but Democrats' sugar high could be fleeting

Salon

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Taiwan Sees Record 446 Air Incursions by China in August

Taiwan saw a record number of Chinese military air incursions in August, with more than 440 warplanes entering its air defense zone as Beijing raged against visits to the democratic island by United States lawmakers. Taiwan's 23 million people live under the constant threat of invasion by China, which sees…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden news – live: President to warn ‘MAGA forces’ want to take US ‘backwards’ in primetime address

President Joe Biden’s Pennsylvania remarks will address antidemocratic agendas

The Independent UK

Taiwan president says she looks forward to producing 'democracy chips' with U.S

Taiwan looks forward to producing "democracy chips" with the United States, President Tsai Ing-wen told the visiting governor of the U.S. state of Arizona, Doug Ducey, on Thursday, the latest in a string of senior officials from the county to visit.

Reuters

Waning support for democracy linked to social isolation – think tank

Onward has argued a national civic service and time limits on social media could help rebuild social connections for young people.

The Independent UK

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Unfinished business: Biden sharpens his attacks on Trumpism

More than two years after he defeated Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has some unfinished business he’s aiming to settle with the restive forces of Trumpism

The Independent UK

As Biden plans speech focused on democracy, Trump's legal saga holds center stage

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s prime-time televised speech Thursday outside Independence Hall will try to put the country’s focus on defending democracy, as the actions of his predecessor are once again taking center stage.

Tribune News Service

Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Gorbachev's competing visions for Russia's future ultimately saw the two men turn on each other

When Vladimir Putin became president in 2000, he had no greater champion than Mikhail Gorbachev. But as Putin slowly transformed Russia into an imperial presidency, the two men turned against each other.

ABC News

The Guardian view on Gorbachev’s legacy: the hope endures

Editorial: Russia’s post-Soviet experiment in democracy failed, but the dream of its political freedom must be preserved

The Guardian - UK

As Biden prepares speech focused on democracy, Trump search holds center stage - Roll Call

As Biden prepares prime-time speech on protecting democracy, attention focuses on DOJ picture of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

Roll Call

Tyler Cowen: Stop calling everything you disagree with ‘anti-democratic’

One of the most disturbing trends in current discourse is the misuse of the term “anti-democratic.” It has become a kind of all-purpose insult, used as a cudgel to criticize political and intellectual opponents. Not only is this practice intellectually lazy, but it threatens to distort the meaning and obscure…

Tribune News Service

Mikhail Gorbachev's death mourned as passing of rare leader

The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to many European countries under communist rule, was mourned for the loss of of what world leaders described as a rare leader who brought global change and at the time…

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - AU

Democracies need constant reform to stay strong. New Zealand has the chance to do that

My member’s bill that will look at political donations and expanding voting rights will soon be read in parliament. We need it to pass

Benzinga

Mikhail Gorbachev Dies At 91: What's The Final Soviet Union Leader's Legacy?

The world leader who closed out the Cold War and brought democracy to the former Soviet Union died Tuesday at the age of 91, according t

The Guardian - UK

Politicians view face-to-face interviews as ‘all risk’, says Nick Robinson

BBC journalist says ‘broadcast interviews matter for the health of our democracy’ after Liz Truss cancels one-on-one encounter

The Conversation

Corruption in South Africa: new book sets out how ruling ANC lost the battle

One of the greatest benefits of South Africa’s democracy is freedom of speech and publication. Mpumelelo Mkhabela’s book, The Enemy Within, is the latest in a cascade of publications over the last decade that record corruption and theft by leading politicians in the country’s ruling party.

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The Guardian - US

Biden to give primetime address on the ‘battle for the soul of the nation’

Speech outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia will highlight how America’s standing – and democracy – are at stake

The Independent UK

Biden to deliver prime-time speech on 'battle' for democracy

President Joe Biden will deliver a prime-time address “on the continued battle for the soul of the nation" Thursday outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Biden will give prime-time speech about democracy from Philadelphia on Thursday

PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden will give a prime-time speech Thursday from outside Independence Hall, warning about threats to democracy, as he makes a swing of appearances to boost Democrats with roughly two months until the midterm election.

Reason

An Upgrade, not a Rebuild

Fourth post in the symposium on the National Constitution Center "Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy" project. David French presents the Team Conservative Report.

The Conversation

Democracies are fragile. Australians must act urgently to safeguard ours

The solicitor-general’s recent finding that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s furtive accrual of ministerial portfolios “fundamentally undermined” the principles of responsible government has drawn attention to the precarity of democracy. In seeking to safeguard our democracy, we must consider the extent to which Australians’ long-standing apathy about our democratic system…

Reason

Three Reforms to Protect Democracy from Election Denialism

Second post in the symposium on the National Constitution Center "Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy" project. Edward Foley outlines the Team Progressive Report.

Reason

The National Constitution Center's "Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy" Initiative

First post in the Volokh Conspiracy symposium on the NCC "Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy" project.

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