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Imagine that, as seems likely, those efforts are arrested. What will happen? I don’t know the whole picture, but it’s dead certain that Donald Trump will say: “You see, I brokered peace between Israel and some gulf states. And look Continue reading I Never Thought I’d Live to See Democracy Die.
But Now I Wonder.
Biden mentioned Trump by name only one in his speech honoring McCain, preferring to call him “the defeated former president.” But for the Biden gambit to work politically, he probably will need to drop the fake coyness and confront Trump Continue reading Why Biden Should Make Democracy, not the Economy, the Centerpiece of his Reelection Message
Trump’s threat to the news media was actually his second attempt to menace detractors this past weekend alone. On Friday, he slammed Mark Milley, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, suggesting that perhaps he also committed treason. Continue reading Spineless Brian Kemp Announces He’s OK with Democracy Dying in 2024
We’re talking—and talking—about Joe Biden’s age this week. He’s old. It’s a real issue. It’s a legitimate concern. No one likes the fact that he’s 80. It dampens enthusiasm for his reelection. And there has been a large volume of Continue reading So Biden’s Old. But Did He Try to Destroy American Democracy?
Beyond concrete policy initiatives like these, the Biden administration has used its public platform to rebuild popular esteem for our administrative state. Its policy documents often include rich discussions about the regulatory system’s value for our democracy. And in contrast Continue reading The Plan to Bolster the Civil Service and Protect Democracy
It’s tempting to dismiss the Republican efforts to limit the effectiveness of ballot initiatives as simply another facet of their anti-democracy policies. However, the effort to limit citizens’ access to their constitutions is, to some extent, a bipartisan problem. Professor Continue reading Direct Democracy Is Upending the GOP’s Radical Agenda
We need to push back on restrictive anti-abortion laws—but in order to win, we must understand that the fight for abortion rights is being waged through erosion and neutralization of our democratic processes. The rules that provide the scaffolding for Continue reading Protecting Abortion Rights Requires Protecting Democracy as Well
A recent poll by USA Today/Suffolk University found that 58 percent of Ohioans would support an amendment to protect abortion rights and other reproductive services. If the threshold for passing an amendment were raised to 60 percent, it would make Continue reading The Ballot Initiative Is the Next Big Front in the War Against Democracy
Relatedly, intent matters. The calls for reform in the U.S. follow decades of expansive, counter-majoritarian rulings from the Supreme Court on countless major issues, from abortion to gay rights, gun policy, voting rights, and much, much more. Indeed, these rulings Continue reading The Radical Makeover of the Israeli Supreme Court Has Nothing to Do With Democracy