"No military coup deserves a parade" | Boz

Every coup has its defenders, whether Chile in 1973, Venezuela in 1992, Ecuador in 2000, Venezuela in 2002 or Honduras in 2009. Usually, that defense points to a democratic system that is broken, a president who has overreached or a population that demands action. … But whatever the defense, military coups are never a good sign for a country. 

Boz explains why democracies shouldn’t celebrate military coups. Read the rest.