More detroit . Well look at the upsides and the down sides of an ever more urban world. Weve got a terrific battle that has some surprising ideas. Also, les miserables. It turns out that the book by victor hugo is the alltime favorite novel of a middle eastern leader that the west counts as an enemy. I will explain. But first, heres my take. We are watching a season of discontent in a world of young democracies, from egypt to turkey to brazil. Protest marches and one coup. As we watched the turbulence around the world, i think about our own democratic journey and how interesting it is that the distinctive feature of the american system is not how democratic it is, but rather, how undemocratic it is. Hear me out we have three coequal branches of government. And the one with the final say on many issues, the Supreme Court is composed of nine unelected men and women. The American Senate is the most unrepresentative upper house in the democratic universe, with the exception of britains hou
we ll look at the upsides and the down sides of an ever more urban world. we ve got a terrific battle that has some surprising ideas. also, les miserables. it turns out that the book by victor hugo is the all-time favorite novel of a middle eastern leader that the west counts as an enemy. i will explain. but first, here s my take. we are watching a season of discontent in a world of young democracies, from egypt to turkey to brazil. protest marches and one coup. as we watched the turbulence around the world, i think about our own democratic journey and how interesting it is that the distinctive feature of the american system is not how democratic it is, but rather, how undemocratic it is. hear me out we have three co-equal branches of government. and the one with the final say on many issues, the supreme court is composed of nine unelected men and women. the american senate is the most unrepresentative upper house in the democratic universe, with the exception of brit