They are still embroiled in an electoral mess down in Honduras.  It promises to go on for a bit longer, according to news reports: The question is whether the United States is willing to overlook a possibly fraudulent election to ensure that outcome. President Juan Orlando Hernández, a conservative hoping to win a second term, has been a willing partner on the concerns that matter most to the United States.  And as he increased control over every branch of the government since his election in 2013, no objections were raised from the Obama or Trump administrations – not even when his handpicked Supreme Court justices found a circuitous way to lift the prohibition on running for re-election. How well the White House navigates a resolution of the contested election may not only affect Honduran democracy but also could resound across the region, where elections are scheduled over the next year in seven countries, including Brazil, Mexico,...(Read Full Post)