Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Op ed on Tempo (29 Oct 2025)

 

Op ed on Tempo (29 Oct 2025)


My piece in Tempo this morning tackles a troubling paradox: why do anti-democratic figures continue to enjoy strong public support even as democracy erodes? The real problem is that citizens hold wildly different understandings of what democracy actually means—some see it primarily as economic welfare delivery, others as simple majority rule without constraints...

Full article: https://www.tempo.co/kolom/bagaimana-populisme-mengikis-demokrasi-2083550 


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