Liberal states are right to take actions against the perpetrators of violence and should worry about the atmosphere that nourishes a fear ...
- Liberal states are right to take actions against the perpetrators of violence and should worry about the atmosphere that nourishes a fear of freedom. But if they are doing it in the name of liberal principles, they will need to, as much as possible, adhere to those principles, argues Pratap Bhanu Mehta in Indian Express in the context of the violence in France.
- Following the Black Lives Matter protests in the United States in the last few months, the Donald Trump administration has gone after protesters with inflated federal charges. Natasha Lenard in Intercept reports on the repression unleashed in the country.
- In comparing a wave of communal bigotry sweeping countries, Mukul Kesavan in The Telegraph writes that though Modi’s India is a low bar, it is important to acknowledge democratic qualities where they still exist, if only to construct a coherent view of the world and our place in it.
- In the run up to the US elections, the Supreme Court of the United States had to decide on several election-related petitions. In many of these, the court gave contrasting verdicts. However, there was one underlying constant in these varying judgements: a theory on when to interfere that Chief Justice Roberts followed. Robert Barnes reports for the Washington Post.
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