Democratic Erosion in Poland’s Judicial Reform
Poland is actively making corrupt efforts to silence those who muster the courage to speak out. In late 2019, the Polish Sejm approved a new law,...
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Ignoring the Referee: Court Defiance and America’s Last Guardrail
Democracies don’t usually die in a single dramatic moment. They erode quietly and gradually, through a thousand small surrenders. But...
Economic development alone is insufficient to ensure democratic survival : Tunisia’s case (According to Lipset, Przeworski)
Tunisia shows that ‘economic development alone’ is insufficient to ensure democratic survival- as political institutions and leadership play a...
Military-Made Sinkholes: The Constitutional Court and the Collapse of Thai Democracy
13 and 9. These numbers are of coups d’état that happened in Thailand since adopting the constitutional monarchy in 1932: 13 were successful, and...
The Permanent Campaign: Why Populist Leaders Can Never Stop Fighting the System
Imagine winning the most powerful office in the world and still governing like you're the underdog. That's the paradox at the center of modern...
The 2026 Midterms as an Institutional Test
The upcoming 2026 midterm elections are being framed as a referendum on the current executive agenda. But to view them merely though the lens of...
The loss of trust in the MAGA movement by young conservatives
According to several news outlets, the March 25-28 Conservative Political Action Conference, more commonly known as CPAC, was poorly attended by...
Why Peaceful Protesting Won’t Save American Democracy Anytime Soon
On March 28, 2026, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets under the “No Kings” banner in protest of the current Trump...