Western Democracy Is on Trial, More than Any Time Since WWII
... of History,” the end of the Cold War marked the end of thousands of years of ideological struggle, and the spread of Western ... ... systems). Now, America’s first non-white president, Barack Obama, has encountered a level of obstructionism and partisanship ... ... which, it was just announced, will be pursued again. AP Even in Israel, considered a bastion of Western democracy in the Middle ... ... policy, as racial, ethnic, and religious tension, fears of Islamic terrorism, nativism, and demagogues become ever more commonplace,...