Progressives' worst fears about Donald Trump's second term as president have turned out to be far from reality.

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OPINION: How a violent insurrection, a fake slate of electors and a right-wing “stop-the-steal” movement overturned an election and led to the end of American democracy.

That was trumpeted as the end of democracy in America itself. Pundits claimed the tanks would take up positions around the White House after the parade to enforce a coup, leaving Trump sole dictator.

Theocratic parties are incompatible with American democracy. The first obligation of elected officials is to support and defend the Constitution, which they affirm by solemn oath.

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Stewart Carrell's book, "American Democracy," is a forthright argument for why the United States needs radical change to safeguard democratic values and continue world leadership.

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Is American democracy going to be OK? You hear this question asked regularly around the country these days. There is a national and worldwide narrative that American democracy is in persistent ...

Why American democracy will survive. Students panicked after Trump’s win, but our research on autocracy points to democracy’s resilience. November 26, 2024. 6 min.

Can one election end democracy? It actually happened once. OPINION: How a violent insurrection, a fake slate of electors and a right-wing “stop-the-steal” movement overturned an election and ...