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“No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy,” observed Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen in his 1999 book “Development as Freedom.” My recent ...

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Source: Allan Ramsay (1713–1784); National Portrait Gallery: US Public Domain July 4th is traditionally a day for Americans to celebrate our independence from an autocratic king and to reflect on ...

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For the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a majority of Republicans now desire that their respective representatives vote against further aid to the beleaguered country. While ...

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“Our Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, to collectively defend democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of rising authoritarianism,” says editor Stephan Lewandowsky. “Free research ...