Podcasters Gone Rogue: MAGA “Soft-liners” Reveal Themselves
As the United States and Iran come to a tentative ceasefire, President Trump and former MAGA podcasters can’t seem to do the same. The Make...
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Trump vs. the Federal Reserve
Democratic erosion doesn’t happen suddenly, or even in the form of coups anymore; instead, it occurs through the gradual, internal erosion of...
The SAVE America Act: Integrity or Erosion?
Debates about voting laws have a long history of being highly contested in American politics. While proposals claiming to secure democracy have...
Democracy Fails, Market Follows
Democratic backsliding is often seen as a political problem, a phenomenon that manifests itself in elections, courts, or constitutions. But what...
Democratic Erosion in Turkey: Elections, Institutions, and Media Under Erdoğan
Turkey, once hailed as a model of democracy for its neighbors, has experienced a steady democratic decline over more than two decades of rule by...
Academic Freedom Under Pressure: What Attacks on U.S. Universities Reveal About Democratic Erosion
Recent attacks on academics in the United States point to a broader and more concerning trend, which is the erosion of democratic norms through...
Democratic Backsliding in India: Electoral Manipulation and the Deterioration of Civil Liberties
Since 1950, India has been considered the world’s largest democracy. Although democracy-watching organizations have different methods of...
Disloyal Opposition Amongst Local Politicians and the Selling Out of Local Communities for Data Centers
This post will be about disloyal opposition and the swelling out of rural community properties to big corporations and Data center constructions...
Presidential Rhetoric and Democratic Backsliding
President Trump’s ongoing comments to both journalists and on social media sites like Truth Social are stark examples of crumbling democratic...