Waves of Democracy | Featuring Carl Gershman

Published: Sept. 16, 2019, 4:45 p.m.

Carl Gershman, founding president of the National Endowment for Democracy, recalls how the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States marked a turning point, derailing the idea that democracy would simply continue its forward march in history. His hope, however, is that democracy\u2019s current regression spurs people around the world to defend it more vigorously.