Decrying authoritarianism, Der Spiegel unveils European hypocrisy

By Tom Rogan

Published June 13, 2018 8:22pm ET

Decrying authoritarianism, Der Spiegel unveils European hypocrisy — Der Spiegel’s rallying cry for liberal values makes for a masterpiece of hypocrisy. On paper, the German magazine’s new cover editorial “Rise of the autocrats: Liberal democracy is under attack” seems compelling. As advertised by one of its editors, the cover identifies four presidential culprits; Vladimir Putin of Russia, Xi Jinping of China, Recep Tayyip […]

Der Spiegel’s rallying cry for liberal values makes for a masterpiece of hypocrisy.

On paper, the German magazine’s new cover editorial “Rise of the autocrats: Liberal democracy is under attack” seems compelling. As advertised by one of its editors, the cover identifies four presidential culprits; Vladimir Putin of Russia, Xi Jinping of China, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, and Donald Trump.