A smattering of people provided some of the more memorable lessons about how our democracy came so close to total meltdown.
Tag: Democracy (Theory and Philosophy)
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The Electoral College Makes a Coup Very Tempting
The Senate has a good plan to reform the Electoral Count Act. It will not be enough.
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Recommended Reading on America’s Authoritarian Enclaves
Joan Didion’s “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” and Robert Mickey’s “Paths Out of Dixie” help our columnist understand American democracy’s new crisis of authoritarianism.
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Gerrymandered Redistricting Maps Have Become the Norm
The way we designed our system of political representation incentivizes the worst and most extreme elements of our politics.
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Is the World Really Falling Apart, or Does It Just Feel That Way?
By most measures — with one glaring exception — people around the world are better off than ever. So why doesn’t it feel that way, especially to Americans?