The Reactionary Bind - Democracy Journal
In 1955, the political theorist Louis Hartz published his classic The Liberal Tradition in America, which set out an influential framework for thinking about American history.Hartz sought to …
Trump 2.0: Learning the Hard Lessons : Democracy Journal
Donald Trump won. What now? Here at Democracy, that’s the question that hasn't left our minds since November 6. So we asked some of the smartest thinkers and political analysts we know …
Toward a Social Media That Enhances Democracy
Photo illustration by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via AP. Imagine a world where the information environment is a thriving hub of diverse ideas, where information flows freely but responsibly, …
Consciousness-Raising and Its Limits : Democracy Journal
Second, group identities are social norms, and the formation of social groups is based on differential access to resources, not individual and family differences in “culture”—that is, …
Don’t Give In on Economics : Democracy Journal
We’ve gotten far more right than wrong on economics, but we need to build a political economy in which voters can see themselves.
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A Journal of Ideas. Arguments Should We Be Saying "President Haley"? It’s very likely that the former South Carolina governor was more popular than Donald Trump or Kamala Harris.
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What’s Next for American Democracy? : Democracy Journal
For all these reasons, we believe Americans who yearn to sustain and enhance effective democratic government must be alert to three possible threat scenarios and ways to address …
What’s the Matter with Massachusetts? : Democracy Journal
In November 2021, then-Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, a Republican, signed into law new congressional maps that would, as before, give Democrats all nine of the state’s House …
Educating for Democracy: The Case for a New Civics
The ongoing period of democratic backsliding in the United States and around the world, characterized by pernicious polarization, declining trust in democratic institutions, and a …