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Monday, May 3, 2021

Leadership, Media, and Modern Politics

Right-wing nationalists failed during the pandemic. But they weren’t the only ones.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/05/03/pandemic-nationalism-failure/

The country’s catastrophic Covid response has exposed a creeping erosion of democratic values and traditions under Modi
https://www.ft.com/content/80c18d5b-443e-48e4-9f28-3cc491df4260 

Twisted Democracies
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/roots-of-governance-weakness-in-latin-america-by-andres-velasco-2021-05
In many democracies, particularly in Latin America, well-meaning reforms intended to enhance democracy have achieved just the opposite, with governments that are strong on paper but weak in practice. And with each election cycle, citizen rage is brought ever-closer to the boiling point.
 
What Threatens Press Freedom Today?
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/what-threatens-press-freedom-by-jan-werner-mueller-2021-05