Liberal democracy is not that popular
The resilience of support for the likes of Trump and Netanyahu suggest that dictatorship of the majority is what many people actually want
Democracies are proud of equality under the law, which distinguishes them from autocratic regimes where rulers reign supreme. The United States’ legal apparatus seems to be moving towards prosecuting Donald Trump, which many would welcome as a needed reaffirmation of this basic value. But prosecuting populists can backfire…
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