Direct Democracy Strikes Again (Nina L. Khrushcheva, Project-Syndicate)

Once again, a referendum has turned a country upside down. In June, British voters decided to take their country out of the European Union; now, a narrow majority of Colombians have rejected a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Colombians have taken a leap in the dark – and perhaps a leap back into the violent abyss of never-ending war.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/direct-democracy-fails-colombia-by-nina-l--khrushcheva-2016-10