
Foreshadows and Forewarnings: We Were an Early Warning System for Democracy
Two past conversations that warned of democracy’s structural weaknesses years before they became headlines. Prescient insights needed now more than ever.
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Two past conversations that warned of democracy’s structural weaknesses years before they became headlines. Prescient insights needed now more than ever.
The Chamber of Commerce, usually a strong supporter of Republican economic policies, issues a dire warning to the White House: Stop the Trump tariffs or small businesses will be irreparably harmed.
A world without polls would be a dictator’s playground.
Even the ADL regards Betar as an extremist hate group.
What else would Trump do with a national treasure but plunder it?
Donald Trump’s appeal to low-information Republicans is that they think he is fighting for them. Democrats are yearning for their own champion — not in 2028, but right now.
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Donald Trump’s latest grift is so ethically problematic that even hard-core conservatives should have a problem with it.
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The evidence is in: Protests can persuade people, and maybe even change how they vote.