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Democratic Backsliding 2025

The process of democratic backsliding in the U.S., with significant changes in separation-of-powers norms in 2025

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Jan 27, 2026
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How far away from point of no return collapse of democracy is usa

is experiencing a serious and rapid deterioration in democratic norms that many experts say has moved the country closer to hybrid or illiberal status, but scholars disagree sharply on whether a “poin...

Jan 18, 2026
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Will the US democracy fail

Will U.S. democracy fail? The evidence in current reporting shows not an imminent, single-point collapse but a serious, ongoing erosion with real risks that make failure plausible if certain pathways ...