Democracy’s Fire Sale: How the World’s Favorite Political Product Became a Bargain-Bin Special
The Global Democracy Sale: Everything Must Go, Terms and Conditions Apply DATELINE—Somewhere with functioning Wi-Fi and a suspiciously empty ballot box. Democracy, that plucky Athenian start-up turned planetary franchise, is having a clearance event. From the marble steps of the Acropolis to the fluorescent-lit community centers of Iowa, the brand is being re-imagined, repackaged and—when…