Contents tagged with democracy
Filed in: Middle East Turmoil | by David French | 4:50 PM Jul. 16, 2012
Would Democracy Mean the End of Liberty in Egypt?
As Americans we’ve been raised on a simple moral formula: Democracy is good and dictatorships are bad. Historically, it’s tried and true – democracies rarely go to war with each other, democracies tend to protect individual liberty, and democracies are generally more prosperous than dictatorships. But our Founders recognized something that too many of us forget: A democracy is only as good as its citizens. A totalitarian, violent, racist electorate tends to elect totalitarian,... Continue Reading
Filed in: War on Terror | by Jay Sekulow | 1:46 PM Oct. 20, 2011
Qaddafi's Death: The End of a Brutal Regime
One of the world's most ruthless and barbaric dictators is dead. Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, who has been on the run for many months, was killed during an attack on Qaddafi's convoy. His death marks the end of his 42-year reign - a dictatorship that focused on the repression and murder of thousands of Libyans - one of the world's worst offenders of human rights. President Obama said the death of Qaddafi "marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of Libya." Qaddafi, he said, ... Continue Reading
Filed in: Middle East Turmoil | by Jordan Sekulow | 11:00 PM Jan. 31, 2011
Trust the Egyptian people
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the rounds on the Sunday shows and the administration's line has taken shape. "What we're saying is that any efforts by this government to respond to the needs of their people, to take steps that will result in a peaceful and orderly transition to a democratic regime is what is in the best interest of everyone, including the current government," said Secretary Clinton. This morning, American leaders began pointing to a scheduled September presidential ele... Continue Reading