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LarryDiamond

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Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, & Mosbacher Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute at Stanford University. Views expressed are purely my own.

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Superb column by Fareed Zakaria explaining how Trump's xenophobic war on our core American strengths--including our universities, research centers, and recruitment of the best global talent--is enabling China to surpass the US as the global leader. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

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Donald Trump's policies to dismantle our institutions for international engagement are undermine our scientific research and technological innovation will make American weak again--a second-rate power. substack.com/home/post/p-16…

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My thoughts on Taiwan's democracy, the state of global democracy, and whether there is a "good populism" that can deliver for democracy, chatting with "Global Roaming" on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: abc.net.au/listen/program…

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The new State Department Human Rights report is a tragic and disgraceful negation of half a century of work to honestly document human rights conditions around the world. It's a massive gift to the likes of China, Russia, Iran, and El Salvador who think human rights are all

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It is important for people committed to democracy and free expression in the United States to stand behind individuals who have served this country honorably and who are now targets of the Trump Administration's authoritarian weaponization of state power. I stand behind Yael

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Writing for The Washington Post, LarryDiamond joins other specialists in Chinese politics and democracy-building in explaining the role of the Voice of America in promoting U.S. interests, and the ongoing need for countering China's influence. ow.ly/rGXm50WPTIr

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Trump is relentlessly expanding his quest for authoritarian rule. Democrats in Congress need a plan and a narrative to use the leverage they have to stop him. A compelling column from Ezra Klein: Stop Acting Like This Is Normal nytimes.com/2025/09/07/opi… via @NYTOpinion

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The honor was all mine. The OAS is doing vital work to advance free and fair elections in the Americas and to convene each year this invaluable Meeting of Electoral Management Bodies. They deserve support for their dedication and professionalism as we struggle with the new

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Message to all: don’t ever let pass an expression of enthusiasm or tolerance for political violence. It’s never acceptable and will rip our society apart. Opinion | ‘Splitting’ and the Celebration of Charlie Kirk’s Assassination - The Wall Street Journal apple.news/AEcnhwt80RdK1O…

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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt: “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist." cbsnews.com/chicago/news/p…

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The crisis of American democracy is deepening. Here is my analysis. Above all else, we must defend the freedom and fairness of elections in the U.S. to prevent a slide into autocracy. open.substack.com/pub/persuasion…

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Heather Richardson interviews one of the most creative and compelling policy minds in the Democratic Party, Rep. Ro Khanna , there is a future for the Democrats and America. Progressive capitalism is part of it. This is a must-watch interview. youtu.be/K1iNA6s69_8?si… via

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Release everything. It’s shameful that this has not been done. All these women—and our society—deserve full transparency and accountability.