Thirty years ago, with the demise of the Soviet Union, there was euphoria in the west. It seemed that constitutional democracy was destined to prevail throughout the world. But democracy has been declining for years now and the worldwide response to the COVID pandemic has brought it to profound crisis. Collectivism is roaring back into the picture. The warning signs came thick and fast after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Within three years genocidal conflicts had broken out in…..
