The Framers’ Constitution - Democracy Journal
WEBFirst, at the very core of the Framers’ Constitution is the recognition that, in a self-governing society, courts must generally defer to the preferences of the majority. Although courts may always review governmental action to guard against the arbitrary or unreasonable, the starting point must be a presumption of judicial modesty.
The Friedman Doctrine Revisited - Democracy Journal
WEBOct 30, 2020 · It is the second pillar of the Friedman Doctrine—the notion that shareholders prioritize money over everything—that has done the most lasting damage and that must be dismantled. Without the assumption that shareholders care only for profits, the entirety of Friedman’s argument collapses. According to his own logic, if shareholder concerns ...
The Future Of Democracy
WEBAnja Manuel is a former diplomat, author, and advisor on emerging markets, and is also Co-Founder and Principal in Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC, a strategic consulting firm that helps U.S. companies navigate international markets. She is the author of the critically acclaimed This Brave New World: India, China and the United States.. From 2005-2007, she served as an official at the U.S ...
Meet the New South… : Democracy Journal
WEBThe New Mind of the South By Tracy Thompson • Simon & Schuster • 2013 • 263 pages • $26. Is “the South” a particular grouping of states, a cultural and social sensibility, or perhaps even a period in history? The most intellectually defensible answer is that the South represents all three concepts—and possibly more.
How to Use Economic Power - Democracy Journal
WEBUsing economic power for economic ends is more likely to be effective and has the benefit of growing that power over the long term. Given the risks of weaponizing economics, Les cautioned that sanctions should meet a relatively high bar to have a good chance of success. Sanctions should be multilateral and include countries the target country ...
Understanding the Gulf States - Democracy Journal
WEBFrom independence in the 1970s through the mid-’90s, Qatar was the most loyal ally of Saudi Arabia within the GCC. The ruler, Sheikh Khalifa, had no particular ambitions beyond his borders. Qatar kept a very low profile. After Khalifa was deposed by his son Sheikh Hamad in 1995, Qatari policy shifted dramatically.
Reclaiming the American Story : Democracy Journal
WEBT he final part of Richardson’s story, “Reclaiming America,” offers a critical but hopeful vision of how American democracy might be renewed in our own time. Eschewing the myths, lies, and outright fantasies that imagine America as a nation founded on an illiberal religious fundamentalism and exploitative capitalism that designated white ...
The Missing Right: A Constitutional Right to Vote
WEBThe correct answer, according to the United States government, was, “The right to vote.”. But that “right” has always been on shaky ground. Just as the Constitution once countenanced slavery, it also allowed voting to be restricted to property-holding white men. The Thirteenth Amendment expunged the stain of slavery from our basic law ...
The Case for More Immigration - Democracy Journal
WEBConfirming the existence of complementarities between natives and immigrants, economists Gianmarco Ottaviano and Giovanni Peri found that immigrants from 1990 to 2006 increased the relative wages of native-born American workers by just 0.6 percent. Know-nothings believed the Irish would destroy the republic.
PR and Presidentialism: Yes, We Can : Democracy Journal
WEBA myth haunts conversations about proportional representation in America. It is the belief that proportional representation requires a parliamentary system. We’re here to kill this myth. As comparative political scientists have long known, proportional representation can work well with a presidential system. It long has in several democracies.