Democracy

As we stand on the cusp of the 2024 elections, one question looms large in the minds of many: how will the ever-evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI) impact the way we choose our leaders? The truth is, we are already seeing the effects of AI in our daily lives…

It is hard for foreigners to know whether the current events sweeping across the political landscape in the US, are typical of some deeper morass, or whether it is simply a more recent phenomenon. Politicians naturally lie. It sounds cynical I know, but this seems to be something that we…

FRRC’s Plan to Score its Goals in 2023 — By Chasman Barnes, FRRC Staff Member Welp! The ball has dropped. Champagne bottles have popped. Fireworks have exploded. Senior Leadership Team plans have been explained. It’s official, folks. The year 2023 has arrived! Happy New Year from your friends and fellow advocates at the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC)! We…

Israel’s new government is trying to dismantle a fragile but impressive democracy that has somehow survived despite the terrible circumstances of the West Bank occupation. Its goal is to turn the Jewish state into an authoritarian fake-democracy like Poland, Hungary and Turkey; down the road lies the Russia model. Israel…

McCarthy hands Congress to MAGA extremists After fifteen humiliating rounds of rejection, Kevin McCarthy finally traded his soul to the MAGA insurrectionists in exchange for being elected the weakest Speaker of the House in history. He accomplished this sad demoralizing feat on January 6th, the second anniversary of the violent invasion of our Capitol. His first…

As we move into the first month of a new year in these United States, it is a good time to reflect on who the nation lost in the old year and what was gained because of them. …