The world order is fraying, and the United States’ position as a global power is waning — but is the debate about democracy missing a bigger question about development? On “The Opinions,” Kaiser Kuo questions the United States’ insistence that civil and political rights must come before economic rights, arguing that governments’ ability to meet basic needs matters more than how their leaders come to power. “We should maybe expand our thinking,” he says, “and embrace a kind of pluralism when it comes to how different nations of the world prioritize these values.” | 🎥 Brandon Belk-Yee and Britt Shacham Bernstein #theopinions #nytopinion