Signs of a global democratic revival?

In recent days, thousands of Iranians protested in the nation's southeast; women burned their headscarves in the north; students launched a new protest song at Tehran University's College of Social Sciences, and people urged "death to Khamenei" and shouted the name of an imprisoned activist in the streets of Tehran. With Iran's protests now attracting women, students, doctors, lawyers, workers, athletes, and others, the regime seems unsure of just how hard to crack down. The authorities have killed hundreds and arrested tens of thousands, and Iran's Revolutionary Court is now issuing death sentences against demonstrators. But — perhaps hoping to…