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A doomed democracy

26 August 2023 9:00 am

Despite its democratic ideals and artistic creativity, 1920s Germany lacked both the flexibility and social cohesion necessary for functional politics, says Frank McDonough

Reports of its death are exaggerated

13 June 2020 9:00 am

These days the world seems to end with staggering regularity. From the financial crisis to Brexit to Trump to a…