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Tunisians Vote for their Arab Spring to Become a Winter of Discontent

Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 6:31 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Democratic protests in Tunisia gave birth to the Arab Spring in 2011. Therefore, it speaks volumes that Tunisians voted this week to return to a form of government that makes the dictatorship they revolted against back then look positively Jeffersonian. More than 94 percent of the votes backed the new constitution, which will see sweeping executive powers… Read more.

Tunisian Revolution – Catching Fire Elsewhere…?

Friday, January 28, 2011 at 12:01 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

[Author’s note:  The following commentary was originally published on Tuesday, January 25, at 5:53 am.  I have decided to reprise it because the protests the Tunisian revolution triggered across the Middle East will likely reach a tipping point today.  I have also appended an update based on recent developments in Tunisia.] Eleven days ago, Tunisian President… Read more.