(I posted this on the NYT discussion boards, but thought it was worth repeating here)
link: "
The First Draft of Freedom," by Paul Wolfowitz
The context of the article is the struggle of democracy in Indonesia. It's easy to pick on Wolfowitz for writing about freedom, but for me the kicker was this line:
"While holding two fair presidential elections in a row is a hallmark of democratic progress, the real test of a democracy is how it protects the rights of its citizens."
By this reasoning, if our election this November and the 2008 election are both deemed 'fair', then democracy in America will be making progress once again. And I sure hope Ashcroft reads Wolfowitz's editorial, lest the so-called "Patriot" acts flunk our democracy.