Global Newsstand: Political elites don’t understand that populist victories are still democratic, and more

“There has been an increasing vogue over the past couple of years to bemoan the unhealthy state of democracy around the world...,” writes Sholto Byrnes. “Any democracy that is not inherently majoritarian has turned into an unrepresentative oligarchy – for the people must always have the final say.... Far from there being a democratic recession, there is a crisis among much of the global political class.... They have got democracy on its head. The President of the United States will be less constrained by moderating advice but will face a Democrat controlled Congress.

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