Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Large percentages of Americans are fantasizing about secession and cosplaying at warfare — but these fantasy worlds can become real. It is time to break this fever dream, and demand that politicians, friends, businesses and houses of worship come together against political violence.
A narrow focus on the political clout of Asian Americans often obscures a more fundamental question: what exactly do Asian American voters want from their government?
Republicans are hinting that if they take control of Congress they'll work on cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
The midterms may cost him Congress, but they’ll also ignite a new round of Republican infighting.
Countries around the world are struggling to bridge the gap between citizens and political elites. Innovative practices outside the West, while far from ideal, should be considered in debates about democratic renewal in Europe.
Just like in countries such as Venezuela under Chávez, Hungary under Orbán, Nicaragua under Ortega and Turkey under Erdogan, where voters gave populists with authoritarian tendencies a second chance, Brazil’s democracy would face tremendous pressure if Bolsonaro were to triumph on October 30.
U.S. democracy is in rapid decline. The most immediate manifestation is the threat to our system of free and fair elections.
It is hard to describe the damage that will be done to American government if these plans are carried out.
Philanthropy has responded heroically to the crisis in American Democracy.
The big question is whether British politics has experienced an aberration or a lasting change.