Democracy runs on the support of things unstated in written law and beyond the constitution, namely human desires.

What is the difference between criticism and insult?

Policy breakthroughs are needed to restore public trust in the Constitutional Court.

Arranging for his son to run for the vice-presidency is a manifestation of Jokowi’s paranoia and lack of self-belief. Something that is personal has wrecked democracy.

Why big political parties struggle in leadership regeneration.

Muhaimin Iskandar will be Anies Baswedan's running mate. This adds to the electoral political tension and apathy.

KITLV researcher Ward Berenschot on oil palm land conflicts and Indonesia’s informal politics that benefits the economic elites.

Jokowi is expressing stronger support for Prabowo Subianto. What happened in the Philippines could potentially happen here.

After a quarter of a century, the movement for change that was supported by students and ordinary people has faded away without any significant improvements. Activists are now trapped under the feet of those in power.

Pro-democracy groups printed underground flyers to support the students in the 1998 Reformasi. They were pursued by authorities.

Cigarette advertisements in the Health Bill. Is it likely to be removed?

The ASEAN Summit at Labuan Bajo did not produce any important agreements. It was just an expensive neighborly chat.

The dispute between Surya Paloh and Jokowi becomes more intense. There is no benefit to the people from this strained relationship.

In the The Drama of Sambo, it turns out that one important element in democracy (often forgotten) can actually be upheld: the armed forces, which are given the right to monopoly of violence, bow before those who hold authority without arms.

The KPU gives the green light to political parties that do not meet the factual verification requirements. This damages democracy.

A number of articles in the new Criminal Code move Indonesia further away from a being a modern democratic nation. It is a perfect collaboration between supporters of the authoritarianism of the New Order era.

While Ganjar Pranowo has yet to attain his ticket to join the election, Anies Baswedan faces imminent failure in his bid for presidential candidacy as he gets mired in a tug-of-war for a vice-presidential candidate. Beware of signs of trickery by political jesters.

A complaint from a Turkish Airlines passenger.

Democracy suffers setbacks in the Jokowi era. Is it true?

Democracy happens because the ignored and belittled rise up to affirm themselves. When Don Quixote was published in 1605, democracy did not exist in daily life. But Cervantes introduced his times to Sancho Panza, an illiterate farm laborer who wanted something impossible: to become governor.