The EU's Plan: Raise Taxes With Bailouts

The past two weeks have seen a dizzying array of proposals from virtually every organ of the EU claiming that they can make the eurozone more efficient, durable, and solvent. If you noticed that no one is saying that they will make the eurozone more democratic, you’re not the only one . The …

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Written by Jeff Cimbalo on Thursday December 1, 2011

Will Outside Forces Undermine Democracy in Israel?

Israel’s social protest died out with the opening of the school year. Earlier this month, the Israeli Government approved the recommendations of the Trachtenberg Committee, which include far-reaching measures aimed at easing the burden of the middle class and at making life in Israel more …

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Written by Emmanuel Navon on Tuesday October 25, 2011

Don't Expect Democracy in Libya

From the widespread reaction, you’d think the collapse of Muammar Qaddafi's regime in Libya was a World War II-type victory. In fact it took six months of U.S., Canadian, British, French and NATO air strikes–most of the target practice with no return fire–before the “rebels”  broke through to …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Thursday August 25, 2011

The Freedom Agenda Gets Vindicated

George W. Bush’s place in the pantheon of celebrated American presidents is far from secure. Nevertheless, the collapse of Muammar Qaddafi ’s regime in Libya sheds new light on President Bush’s vigorous support for democratic values across the entire Middle East. An Obama administration starved …

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Written by Clifton Yin on Tuesday August 23, 2011

The Newest Celebrity: The Dictator's Wife

Remember when Saif Qaddafi was a bold promising reformer feted by society? Not everybody learned their lesson from that disaster. Remember when Saif Qaddafi was a bold promising reformer, feted by the London School of Economics and Dr. Benjamin Barber , the self-described "internationally …

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Written by David Frum on Friday March 18, 2011

Memory Fails

My piece in the Telegraph cited an "anonymous wit" who compared the Arab uprisings to those of 1848. The author is my own friend Anne Applebaum. My piece in Thursday's Telegraph cited the "anonymous wit" who compared the Arab insurrections to the doomed uprisings of 1848. I should have either …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Vendetta Time in Egypt?

The Washington Times' Eli Lake is seeing ominous signs that the new Egyptian government may be moving against allies of the former Mubarak regime. Eli Lake discerns some ominous harbingers in Egypt. The detention of an Egyptian industrial leader is raising new fears that those who prospered …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Honduran "Coup": Blame Zelaya, Not Congress

Currently, deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is holed up in Tegucigalpa after a harrowing overland escape into his own country. He is attempting to stir up anti-democratic populism to overthrow the current government. Yet, the United States still won’t budge from it's stance that his …

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Written by Tyler Montgomery on Thursday September 24, 2009