Who’s Defending Democracy Better: Joe Biden or “Uncommitted”?

“I was in this state of not being able to move for a few days,” he said. “After processing the initial shock and writing about it and talking to my therapist—shout-out to my therapist—I decided to jump back in.” That Continue reading Who’s Defending Democracy Better: Joe Biden or “Uncommitted”?

MAGA Republican Pledges “End of Democracy” to Rabid Cheers at CPAC

Republicans have repeatedly cited this form as concrete proof that Biden is guilty of corruption, despite the fact that the FBI could not prove the information was credible. GOP leadership was warned as much, but it still pushed forward with Continue reading MAGA Republican Pledges “End of Democracy” to Rabid Cheers at CPAC

Missouri Republicans Have Come Up With a New Way to Blow Up Democracy

Other state senators have proposed a similar measure with an important twist: Instead of requiring the support of a majority of state legislative districts, it would require the support of a majority of the state’s congressional districts. That difference would Continue reading Missouri Republicans Have Come Up With a New Way to Blow Up Democracy

Americans Don’t Care About Democracy? Well, Democrats—Make Them Care

President Biden will give what they’re billing as the first speech of his reelection campaign today, and in it, he will attack Donald Trump by name as a historic threat to democracy. An aide told The Washington Post that Biden Continue reading Americans Don’t Care About Democracy? Well, Democrats—Make Them Care

Democracy Is in Peril, Just Not the Way We Thought

Levitsky and Ziblatt still make comparisons with other countries to marvelous effect, thickening their arguments in a gumbo of historical and contemporary examples from Brazil, Hungary, Argentina, Thailand, Italy, Chile, Germany, South Korea, and countless other states. But they also Continue reading Democracy Is in Peril, Just Not the Way We Thought

The Sinister Reason Why Florida Republicans Are Attacking Democracy

Florida Republicans have introduced a bill to make it even harder to pass ballot initiatives, ahead of a crucial vote for abortion access in the state. State Representative Rick Roth quietly introduced a measure in early November to raise the Continue reading The Sinister Reason Why Florida Republicans Are Attacking Democracy

Hard-Right Groups Building Army of Loyalists to Help Trump Destroy Democracy

Other scheduled speakers at the Paris conference included South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, a staunch ally of Donald Trump, and former Trump aide Corey Lewandowski. Noem and Lewandowski have reportedly been having a years-long affair, despite Noem still being married Continue reading Hard-Right Groups Building Army of Loyalists to Help Trump Destroy Democracy

MAGA Mike Johnson Once Warned About Dangers of Living Under Democracy

Mere hours before, Trump also attacked one of the potential witnesses in his D.C. trial, which hinges on four felony charges related to his effort to subvert the 2020 election: former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr. “I called Bill Barr Continue reading MAGA Mike Johnson Once Warned About Dangers of Living Under Democracy

North Carolina Republicans Are About to Win Their War Against Democracy

The battle did not end there, however. In those midterm elections, voters elected two new conservative judges to North Carolina’s state supreme court. They quickly joined with their colleagues on the new 5-2 majority to overturn the court’s 2022 ruling, Continue reading North Carolina Republicans Are About to Win Their War Against Democracy