There is a country in the Middle East where democracy could flourish. In that country, however, democracy has been crushed repeatedly by foreign-supported autocrats. Elections have been postponed in order to prevent the rise of truly liberal democrats; international observers have stood silently by as authoritarianism has run roughshod over civil libertarianism.

That country is, of course, Lebanon. This week, Lebanon postponed its upcoming presidential election for the fourth time. It ...

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