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Adrian Tawfik's Opinion Column

Adrian Tawfik ImageThis is Adrian Tawfik's Opinion Column on Democracy Chronicles. Adrian has run DC since 2011 and is currently living in New York City. This opinion column reflects more of Adrian's personal views and is in addition to his frequent posts about daily democracy news. See Adrian's unique political memes at DC's Political Art page. Also, checkout the rest of our international team of authors. Together, they help cover free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on American democracy.

How New World Peoples Inspired the Age of Democracy

March 24, 2025 by Adrian Tawfik 3 Comments

A good example of an Iroquois assembly meeting is this painting titled "The Trial of Red Jacket" by John Mix Stanley - source

What is largely underappreciated is how European exposure to the novel concepts of governance helped spark the Enlightenment and give birth to modern democracy.

Filed Under: Adrian Tawfik's Opinion Column, DC Authors Tagged With: Brazil, Election History, Founding Fathers, Native Americans and Democracy, Thomas Paine

The Best Of My African Democracy Memes

December 25, 2021 by Adrian Tawfik Leave a Comment

ethiopia

A new collection I have put together to highlight some of my favorite artistic creations that highlight my African Democracy Memes.

Filed Under: Adrian Tawfik's Opinion Column, DC Authors Tagged With: Africa, Political Artwork

A Collection of My Best Thomas Paine Memes for His Birthday

January 29, 2019 by Adrian Tawfik Leave a Comment

Thomas Paine Memes for His Birthday

In honor of Thomas Paine’s 283rd birthday today, I am proud to announce a new collection I have put together to showcase some of my favorite artistic creations that highlight the founding father. This meme collection is free for you to spread around!

Filed Under: Adrian Tawfik's Opinion Column, DC Authors Tagged With: Election History, Founding Fathers, Political Artwork, Thomas Paine

China’s Vilification Campaign Targeting Dissident Benny Tai

January 23, 2019 by Adrian Tawfik 2 Comments

Campaign Targeting Dissident Benny Tai

China’s press attacks on DC Author and leading Hong Kong democracy activist Benny Tai and the trial of Tai and his allies are clearly part of a Chinese government campaign to squash his calls for democracy in Hong Kong and on the mainland.

Filed Under: Adrian Tawfik's Opinion Column, DC Authors Tagged With: Asia, China, DC News, Hong Kong, Journalism and Free Speech, Malaysia, Political Dissidents

The 20th-Century Jewish Exodus Map You Have Never Seen Before

February 5, 2018 by Adrian Tawfik 3 Comments

Jewish Exodus Map

As far as I can tell, there is no map that shows the geographic extent of the exodus of Jewish people in the 20th Century. I decided it couldn’t be too hard to make my own.

Filed Under: Adrian Tawfik's Opinion Column, DC Authors Tagged With: Election History, Europe, Israel, Jewish People, Middle East, Palestine, Political Artwork

Pollution is No Threat to Mother Nature

October 22, 2016 by Adrian Tawfik Leave a Comment

Mother Nature

We need to be clear that the threat from the disasters we are causing is not to mother nature but to humans. Life on our planet survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. Humanity would not.

Filed Under: Adrian Tawfik's Opinion Column, DC Authors Tagged With: Worldwide

27 Centuries of Iraqi Jewish History From Abraham to Adrian

November 22, 2014 by Adrian Tawfik 3 Comments

Centuries of Iraqi Jewish History Archive

How an unusual discovery has brought light to a forgotten part of world history and reawakened the passions of an ancient community that was violently displaced from its ancestral land, fully aware it was never going to return.

Filed Under: Adrian Tawfik's Opinion Column, DC Authors Tagged With: Election History, England, Iraq, Israel, Jewish People, Middle East

Learning From the Evolution of Education in the Animal Kingdom

February 9, 2014 by Adrian Tawfik Leave a Comment

Mammalian Education Chimpanzee

Education is more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. It is one of the most important investments a society can make in its people and its future and is critical to reducing poverty and inequality. This lesson from mammalian education is quite fundamental.

Filed Under: Adrian Tawfik's Opinion Column, DC Authors Tagged With: Education, Election History, Election Science, Voting Technology, Worldwide

Denial of Voting Rights Feeding African-American Anger

July 18, 2013 by Adrian Tawfik Leave a Comment

voting rights african american black vote flag

On top of the tragedy of Tryavon Martin’s death, the outrage at the results of the Zimmerman trial stems from a seriously dangerous situation where African-Americans are not being adequately represented in our current government.

Filed Under: Adrian Tawfik's Opinion Column, DC Authors Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, Minority Voting Rights, Supreme Court, Voter Access, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act

The iPhone and Occupy Turkey

July 8, 2013 by Adrian Tawfik Leave a Comment

democracy iphone and occupy turkey erdogan tear gas

With the lessons of the country’s recent past, the government must embrace the growing diversity of opinion and culture that advancing technology inevitably brings and will continue to bring.

Filed Under: Adrian Tawfik's Opinion Column, DC Authors Tagged With: Arab Spring, Balkan Nations, Journalism and Free Speech, Kurdish People, Middle East, Occupy Turkey, Turkey, Voting Technology

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