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Luttig’s written statement to the committee cast the situation in unflinching terms. “A stake was driven through the heart of American democracy on January 6, 2021, and our democracy today is ...
The Jan. 6 breach and riot at the U.S. Capitol, and the larger effort to overturn the results of the election, have brought new attention to the larger need for political reform — fixing the ...
The president must make a democracy exception and use every tool to pressure and pass voting rights and policing transformation together – filibuster be damned.
Criticism has been a key part of democracy, its functions, and its development throughout history.Some critics call upon the constitutional regime to be true to its own highest principles; others reject the values promoted by constitutional democracy.
Jacob Grumbach published the State Democracy Index which evaluates states between 2000 and 2018 on the strength of their electoral democracy. While starting in 2002 and accelerating after the 2010 elections and redistricting, Grumbach finds American states under unified Republican Party control began significant backsliding, while Democratic ...
Hollis argues that politics is the art of compromise, and "the best is the enemy of the good." [4] Another example of the problem of dirty hands Hollis mentions is the decision Winston Churchill made in World War II not to warn the people of Coventry that the Germans were planning a massive air raid on their city. At first glance it seems wrong ...
And then there was the United States, where the Pew survey found only 34% of respondents believe social media has been good for democracy. In interviews, two first-time candidates in Indiana added ...
The book focuses on why people make political decisions against their own self-interest, documenting the extent to which people are manipulated by bad-faith actors. [2] In the book, Moscrop argues that democracy is under threat but can be saved, emphasising the need for good process to resolve disagreements. [1]