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Open Society
The post-1989 era of “end of history” triumphalism has ended. It is no longer possible to assume complacently that liberal democracy is the end point of political evolution toward which all countries will eventually converge. The basic principles of what Karl Popper called the “open society” are neither self-explanatory nor self-executing: Pro-Democracy policies must be constantly articulated, defended, and fought for if they are to remain vital. The Open Society Project was conceived and established as a pro-democracy policy reform organization to come to the intellectual and practical defense of cherished ideals and institutions now under siege.
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Risks from a wounded president
The open society and the friends it needs
From the New Deal to the Great Demolition
Chaos and constraints in Trump's Washington
Five lessons for lawmakers from Trump I
This Election Day, choose the spirit of association
Constitutional inspiration, constitutional flaws
The triumph of stasism
Op-Ed: Get to know the influential conservative intellectuals who help explain GOP extremism
Faction is the (only viable) future for the Democratic party
The Constitution needs state constitutions
Orbán inspires GOP authoritarians, but they can't copy him
The virtue cure: Institutional fixes won't save us, but better civics might
Making the most of the MAGA midterm fumble
Why perestroika failed
How democrats can recover from their legislative failures
Democracy or autocracy? American business needs to choose
Le Pen, Trump, and the liberal order
How democracies revive
Niskanen Statement on RNC Censure
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