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The real reason democracy is important
Mark Sappenfield
Salvadorans are ready to essentially give up on democracy, and no wonder. Today鈥檚 Daily explores how democratic rule failed to lower the country鈥檚 crushing murder rate. President Nayib Bukele has done better, so Salvadorans aren鈥檛 complaining as he now runs roughshod over the constitution.
But our story on a gifted program in a New York school notes something else important. A community鈥檚 real power is in its people鈥檚 potential. Failing to capitalize on that means squandering huge amounts of human capital. El Salvador may have good reason to turn from democracy, but ultimately, only democracy can unleash the full potential of its people.
