At times, especially after the communist takeover in China in 1949 and again in the 1970s, communism appeared to be winning the contest of ideas. Most alarmingly for the future of the rule of law and the system of checks and balances—foundations of American democracy—the Trump administration has wrongly jailed and deported immigrants with legal protected status and has also used indictments as an instrument of intimidation against Trump critics, a tool right out of Putin’s playbook. In the current era of great-power competition, the superiority of our democratic ideas is one of our most significant advantages, alongside advancing our economic and security interests.
Author: November 11, 2025
Published at: 2025-11-11 00:00:00
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