Throwing Out the Baby with the Bathwater

Have you ever stopped doing something you regularly do, only to find out that the activity you were regularly participating in was better for you than you initially thought?

Do you remember burning any bridges in your distant past that you wish you hadn’t?

Is “better” always better?

Today, I want to provide a little bit of a cautionary tale, and raise a few questions about whether we’re throwing the baby out with the bathwater or not.

The Authoritarian Grass is Always Greener

In times of crisis or perceived decline, the allure of the strongman can be as compelling as it is misleading.

Democratic backsliding happens all over the world, and it’s always a threat. In today’s bipolar world, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, stark lines are being drawn, and Team Authoritarian will naturally do what it can in order to “recruit” other nations to its side, and vice versa for Team Democracy.

Citizens of a democracy want to live in a world where “the trains run on time,” and the classic…