(CNN)For years it had been one of Sri Lanka’s grandest and most […]

America’s sudden love affair with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Kiev’s military forces is reminiscent of an old campaign to exalt a previous ally of geopolitical circumstance: Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

The United States of America was, as Lincoln famously said, “conceived in liberty,” but in less than two centuries a different lodestar became fixed in the cultural firmament: the principle of democracy. The move from Liberty to Democracy was a seismic shift in the political landscape, with profound implications for virtually every area of public life. In Liberty in Peril: Democracy and Power in American History, public choice economist Randall G. Holcombe tells the story of this remarkable transformation—and the often-ignored threat it poses to individual rights and the constitutional ethos that seeks to limit the immense power wielded by governments.

A spokesperson for Mr Manchin says Democrats must ‘adjust to the economic realities the country faces to avoid taking steps that add fuel to the inflation fire’

Beijing pledges to resolve intractable conflicts, but skeptics call offer a photo op designed to bolster entrenched regimes

The lender’s director for strategy says the list of options to address global economic challenges is rapidly shrinking