Senior Fellow @CarnegieEndow; Founder, Truman Security Project, expert: security, democracy, roadtrips, street food. Not expert in: My girls. Views my own!
Joined April 2009
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@DataRepublican mentioned me again, so I wanted to share some thoughts about NGOs, which she does not like, and democracy, which we both like but differ on. 1/16
Today at 10 ET: How Orban's Fidesz lost - from the Hungarians who helped make it happen. Register here: carnegieendowment.org/events…
Tomorrow at 10 ET: our next panel Lessons from Democratic Resistance, India: Why did farmers' protests against economic reforms succeed, when a mass movement against citizenship changes struggled to beat back India's democratic erosion? Register here: perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/ev…
How did Brazil successfully resist Bolsonaro’s attempt to rupture that democracy? Join a terrific panel at 3 pm Eastern today:
kellogg.nd.edu/lessons-globa…
Next Monday and Thursday - two new panels on democratic backsliding and resistance. Poland - Monday 9 ET, how did civil society and political parties together push back to overturn an increasingly authoritarian government? Register here: ecornell.cornell.edu/keynote… Thursday: Brazil
Thursday, 3 ET, Brazil - how did they stop the erosion of their democracy? And what do they do now to prevent a U-Turn? Register here: kellogg.nd.edu/lessons-globa…
Our third public panel on backsliding democracies and how to fight back - Today in an hour: Cross-Sectoral Mobilization in Defense of Democracy: Insights from Israel’s Judicial Reform
12:00–1:15 PM ET, May 26
Registration Link:
stanford.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
So I want to make it better - in the U.S. & in other countries. I want many ideas to flourish. I want disagreement and debate. I want freedom to guide our social lives. I want us to choose and get rid of our leaders freely. And I want the Bill of Rights - it's a big deal. 15/16