Touching the Sun

In Touching the Sun, Dr. Ali R. Rahimi delivers a compelling exploration of democracy's long, embattled journey from the city-states of ancient Mesopotamia and Athens to the fraught political arenas of modern America. With clarity and conviction, this book maps the forces that erode freedom-autocracy, populism, misinformation, economic inequality-and offers a passionate, actionable defense of democratic values. Drawing on historical analysis, contemporary case studies, and the author's personal