The Athenian democracy fell after the Peloponnesian War with Sparta (404 BCE – 403 BCE). For a number of reasons, the story has a particular value now. See if you can find […]
When the First Democracy Fell
Trolling for Trump: How Russia is trying to Destroy our Democracy
The investigative team Andrew Weisburd, Clint Watts, and JM Berger, published a comprehensive study of how the Russians are using social media and cyberwarfare to undermined democracies around the world. It is […]
Timing the Leaks with the Election
The New York Times published an in depth report yesterday on the Russian effort to influence the election. It is the work of a team of reporters: Eric Lipton, David E. Sanger and Scott […]
The Republican Struggle with Democracy
The former United States Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton once said if the U. N. headquarters lost “ten stories, it wouldn’t make a bit of difference.” Conservatives tend to be […]
How to Use a Free Press to Undermine a Democracy
On October 23, Jim Rutenberg wrote an article in the New York Times entitled, “Wikileaks’ Gift to American Democracy.” He begins the article by saying, You sure have to hand it to […]
The 2016 Election Investigation 