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The Case of Mahmoud Khalil and the Limits of Democracy

The Case of Mahmoud Khalil and the Limits of Democracy

Trump is testing my commitment to respecting democratic outcomes that I don't like

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As longtime readers will know, I only really have one “non-negotiable” — respect for democratic outcomes that are not to our liking. This, for me, is the bedrock of a society like our own. Without it, all we have is brute power and coercion.

At some level, at least in retrospect, I think Trump’s re-election or something…

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