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A Kashmiri man shows his voter slip as he lines up to cast his ballot at a polling station, during the first phase of assembly elections, in Pulwama, India, Sept. 18, 2024.

Ideas elections

The Year Voters Lost Faith In Incumbents — And Democracy

by Andrew Whitehead December 20, 2024

Photograph of Javier Gerardo Milei making a speech at the end of his campaign.

The Demagogue’s Biggest Lie: That We Don’t Need Politics

by Alidad Vassigh September 24, 2024

Photo of a girl walking in Street scene in Medellín, Colombia

Society sex trafficking

Medellín’s New Prostitution Ban Misses The Real Crime: Child Sex Trafficking

by Catalina Ruiz-Navarro July 8, 2024