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Democratic erosion

The potential erosion of democratic checks and balances due to the Supreme Court's ruling.

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Jan 26, 2026
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Can the US learn from the mistakes of Weimar Republic in preventing authoritarianism?

can and should learn concrete lessons from the collapse of because many of the mechanisms that eroded German democracy—economic shocks, delegitimizing narratives, legalistic routes to power, and elite...

Jan 11, 2026
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What are the key characteristics of authoritarian regimes?

Authoritarian regimes concentrate political power in the hands of a leader or small ruling group and suppress meaningful political competition; scholars describe this core feature across typologies an...

Feb 6, 2026

How is trump bad

is criticized for , packing his administrations with ethically troubled figures and apparent conflicts of interest, and pursuing policies that allies say protect n sovereignty while critics say weaken...

Feb 3, 2026

How have civil-rights and constitutional scholars reacted to the Supreme Court’s 6–3 presidential immunity ruling?

Civil‑rights and constitutional scholars have reacted to the ’s 6–3 with sharp alarm from many quarters and forceful defense from a smaller, vocal cohort: prominent civil‑liberties groups and universi...

Jan 29, 2026

Which Republican figures have publicly criticized specific Trump actions as undemocratic or authoritarian, and what did they say?

A number of —mostly former officials, party-aligned commentators, and Republican-affiliated participants in expert exercises—have publicly labeled specific moves as undemocratic or “,” often citing tr...