Rule of Law
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The Costs of Merkel’s Surrender to Hungarian and Polish Extortion
The Costs of Merkel’s Surrender to Hungarian and Polish Extortion
George Soros warns that the German chancellor's compromise on the rule of law will dent hard-won confidence in the EU. -
Poland’s Populist Catch-22
Poland’s Populist Catch-22
Sławomir Sierakowski examines the domestic dynamics that could lead the government to a politically suicidal veto of the EU budget. -
EU Leaders Must Hold the Green Line
EU Leaders Must Hold the Green Line
Pascal Lamy, et al. urge the European Council not to give in to Hungarian and Polish extortion over the rule of law. -
Merkel’s Last Chance
Merkel’s Last Chance
Jan-Werner Mueller thinks the German chancellor's legacy will depend on whether she faces down Europe's illiberal saboteurs. -
America’s Captured Courts
America’s Captured Courts
Sheldon Whitehouse shines a light on the dark money behind the US judiciary's rightward turn under Republican presidents. -
Reckoning with American Democracy’s Enemies Within
Reckoning with American Democracy’s Enemies Within
Katharina Pistor argues that Republican efforts to discredit the US election must not be dismissed as mere partisan cynicism. -
Europe’s Faustian Bargain
Europe’s Faustian Bargain
Melvyn B. Krauss explains why EU leaders are about to trade rule-of-law guarantees for north-south solidarity. -
Europe Must Stand Up to Hungary and Poland
Europe Must Stand Up to Hungary and Poland
George Soros says the two countries' veto of the EU budget directly threatens the rule of law – and thus the bloc's future. -
America’s Tarnished Supreme Court
America’s Tarnished Supreme Court
Chris Patten sees the rushed Amy Coney Barrett confirmation as evidence of the country's democratic decay.
