Democracy’s popularity contest 

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This week, we’re featuring the reporting of Laicie Heeley and national security podcast “Things That Go Boom.” On Wednesday, we looked at the economic competition between the US and China. On Thursday, we look at how that power struggle pits democracy against authoritarianism. And the winner? it’s not so obvious.

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