Passing over Donald Trump (in spite of his less-than-subtle appeals), the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday gave Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado the Nobel Peace Prize. The award’s announcement cautioned that democratic backsliding is accelerating globally—a trend to which Trump has made no small contribution. The Nobel committee said it was recognizing Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights” in an “authoritarian state.” “Democracy is a precondition for

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