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The Good, the Bad, and the Democratic

Can we be democrats without being discontented?

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Shadi Hamid
Oct 17, 2022
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The Good, the Bad, and the Democratic

Not all problems have solutions. As it turns out, democracy is one such problem. What makes it great is also, apparently, what makes it frightening. Should democracy be as frightening as it has become? Is there a way to temper it, constrain it, and make it more digestible for its jittery consumers? I think the answer is yes—with caveats.

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