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  • 80 Year Old Man Quits Job | Insight

    Stephen Breyer is retiring from the Supreme Court. For Democrats, it’s a win. For democracy, it’s harder to say.

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  • Explaining the Coup in Burkina Faso | Insight

    Africa’s Sahel region witnesses its fifth coup in the past year. This one is the first to really imperil a democracy.

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    Philp's Insight on the coup in Sudan

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    5 min
  • Putin’s “Power” Politics Pay Off | Insight

    As the situation on the Ukrainian border grows more tense, the United States finds itself in a hole of its own digging.

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    On Germany and Nord Stream 2

    On China's beating the house

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  • Europe’s Check on Big Tech | Insight

    The European Parliament wants to regulate the tech industry. There are problems, especially regarding freedom of expression.

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    Another Insight on the meaning of "free market"

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  • Big Brother's Bank Account? | Guest Insight

    Digital currencies hold great promise, but democracies need to be careful. Both within and without, authoritarians could reap all the benefits.

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    Philip's Focus on Estonian digital citizenship

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    7 min
  • Inoculating Liberalism | Insight

    The global vaccination campaign is still behind schedule. Failing to bring it up to speed would be both a serious moral failing and a missed opportunity.

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    Philip's Insight on vaccination and the supply chain

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  • Eye On The Ball | Focus

    The current fight over voting rights was bound to lose at the national level. Focusing on DC distracts from the real opportunities.

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    That tool from 538

    Our interview with Benjamin Singer

    Harry's old Insight about gerrymandering

    Our explainer of proportional representation

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    13 min
  • Why the Filibuster? | Insight

    Both parties have been hypocritical about the filibuster. It’s pretty easy to explain why.

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  • Corruption! At the Fed | Insight

    Three different officials from the Federal Reserve have resigned for shady trading. The problem goes far beyond them.

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    On the importance of optics

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  • Confidence and Competence | Insight

    The mess of what remains of Build Back Better illustrates a key challenge for democracy and the urgent need for the Biden administration to address it.

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    On Tunisia, where democracy crumbled months ago due to feckless governance.

    More on Joe Manchin's questionable campaign financing.

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    5 min

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Join Spectacles editors Harry and Philip for Insight and Focus as they go beyond headlines to explore the news. We won't just explain a headline to you, but we'll try to help you make the connections…