India, April 15 -- A Call for Return to Decency, Civility in Public Life
Many see in the election of Zusana Caputova as the President of Slovakia a rebuke to the corrupt political order of the day that has been gaining ground worldwide. They see it as a call for a return to decency. Boorish attack on opponents had become the fashion of the day. Usually, the community that could be called the "other" (in Slovakia, Jews; in India, minorities) was targeted. Zusana stands for 'civility in public life.' Anyone who does that today, straightaway gains dignity; it has grown so rare. She insists on transparency in government and the right use of institutions.
A Return to the Spirit of the Constitution
At the deeper level of the human psyche, ther...