US swing toward autocracy doesn’t have to be permanent – but swinging back to democracy requires vigilance, stamina and elections
The US is swinging like a pendulum between more autocratic and more democratic forms of government. How long will this ...
Frontiers10h
Exploring the impact of language on democracy and autocracy
The intersection of linguistics and politics offers a compelling site for exploration, particularly in the context of how discursive styles may promote, ...
The paradox of democracy’s success: behavioural science helps explain why we miss autocratic red flags
Paradoxically, the very success of democratic systems may thus also sow the seeds of their potential undoing. This is a ...
Opinion
Verfassungsblog1dOpinion
Stopping Autocratic Legalism in America – Before It Is Too Late
The plan ultimately failed only because courts rejected the election lawsuits and top government lawyers in the White House and Department of Justice threatened to quit. In a very real sense, these ...
‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook
The president’s escalating conflict with federal courts is even more aggressive than what happened in countries like Hungary ...
Lessons from Venezuela's democratic collapse: How opposition movements can defy autocratic leaders
Venezuela was home to one of the most established democracies in Latin America. Today, however, it stands as one of the ...
Richmond News1dOpinion
Comment: All British Columbians should stand up to autocracy
To stand up to the U.S., we must first stand up for democracy and against autocracy at home. Write, call, email or text your ...
openDemocracy2dOpinion
Turkey’s autocratic descent has lessons for the US
Following the 2017 referendum that cemented Turkey’s transition to a presidential system, two political figures emerged as ...
Pro-monarchists to intensify agitation to reinstate monarchy in Nepal
Pro-monarchists in Nepal on Thursday announced to intensify their agitation by organising a protest rally on Friday with the ...