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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...

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...

Recent attacks on academics in the United States point to a broader and more concerning trend, which is the erosion of democratic norms through...

Since 1950, India has been considered the world’s largest democracy. Although democracy-watching organizations have different methods of...

This post will be about disloyal opposition and the swelling out of rural community properties to big corporations and Data center constructions...

President Trump’s ongoing comments to both journalists and on social media sites like Truth Social are stark examples of crumbling democratic...

“Us” Versus “Them” In the context of modern politics in the United States and around the world, an increasingly worrying factor that plays a role...

For much of the late twentieth century, immigration reform in the United States was an achievable feat through bipartisan cooperation. Lawmakers...

A country does not have to cancel elections to weaken democracy. Sometimes leaders keep elections in place but make it harder for the opposition...