Into a two-part democracy series, but first today, a few Trump developments. President Donald Trump delayed for a month the 25% tariff  on Canada and Mexico, but has not at this point said anything about  China .  He will be talking to Jinping Xi this week.  So don't believe what you see these days in the media. The odds for  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard for confirmation  still remain good, but there are serious doubts. In the Gaza Strip, Phase 2 talks are beginning . Elon Musk continues his efficiency blitzkrieg, incurring the wrath of powerless Democrats.  Is his vendetta against the U.S. Agency for International Development payback for what they did to South Africa? The  State Department has effectively kidnapped USAID , with an intent to dismantle much of the funding. The Economist  has a Democracy Index : Has been re-evaluating annually since 2011.  The latest, with dark blue the most democratic and black the least...