At What Point Does Protecting Democracy Become Undemocratic?
The classical understanding of democracy rests on the abstract concept of the “common good” and the idea that people elect representatives to...
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Social Media is Bad for American Democracy
Social media hurts American Democracy. As Waldner and Lust describe, democracy relies on two forms of accountability to function. One is vertical...
States of Exception: The Successful Rejection of Executive Overreach in Chile
After storming to the presidency in the 2025 presidential elections,[1] Chilean President José Antonio Kast has wasted no time attempting to...
130 Million Names: How Mass Revisions by India’s Election Commission are an Important Contribution to the Country’s Democratic Backsliding
“India has always been a flawed democracy but at least citizens felt they had the right to vote and that elections were regular and fair,” said...
How Trump’s Isolationist Foreign Policy Is Weakening International Checks on Democracy: Why the 2026 Midterm Elections Matter
President Trump’s isolationist foreign policy has decreased international interventions, but the U.S. midterm election serves as an opportunity...
Implosion by Design: The Fragmenting of Turkey’s Opposition and Why It’s So Dangerous
“I am 59 years old. All these years, I have had my own worldview, my own outlook on life. If I abandoned all of that in a day and switched to the...
Student Union Crackdowns: How We’re Losing A Generation of Student Organizers in Hong Kong
The Lennon Wall in the University of Hong Kong (HKU), famously known as the “democracy wall” among students, used to have pro-democracy and...
Super PACs vs. Civil Society: How Abdul El-Sayed’s Campaign Is Bringing Back Grassroots Politics
On August 4, 2026, Abdul El-Sayed won the democratic primary in Michigan for the Senate despite $32 million of AIPAC contributions against him....