Is Liberal Democracy Aready History?
There’s a dark joke that the Polish dissident thinker Adam Michnik likes to tell: If in 1987 God had asked the Poles what their three most fervent wishes... Read more.
Vesna Kesic
In memoriam I was terribly saddened to learn that Vesna Kesic, a remarkable Yugoslav and Croatian feminist from Zagreb, writer, activist, researcher, journalist,... Read more.
Elections 2020
An interview with Jacek Kucharczyk about the upcoming Polish vote After a controversial postponement of the presidential elections in Poland in May, due to the coronavirus... Read more.
Solidarity Means Sharing In Active Freedom
Democracy and The Public Square Editor ’s note: This post has been adapted from an essay that appeared in the book “Der Wert Der Freiheit —... Read more.
Revolution, Democracy, and Restoration Revisited
In Poland and beyond In opposition to the threat to democracy in Poland today, Lech Walesa is calling for a united front against the ruling Law and Justice Party... Read more.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
A keynote address from the Dramaturgies of Resistance conference This is a shortened version of the keynote address delivered at the conference Dramaturgies of Resistance... Read more.
Reflections on a Revolutionary Imaginary and Round Tables
The new always appears in the guise of a miracle This is the prepared text answering the question “What do we really know about transitions to democracy?”... Read more.
Searching for Hope? Look for Bridges with Kapias
For some time already, I have been thinking about the stimulating image of a world of civility that I found in a novel written in the middle of the twentieth century... Read more.