The dismantling of Hungary’s democracy is a point of fascination for political scientists around the world — including those advising the Trump administration.
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Lessons from self-inflicted blows to democracy in South Korea and the U.S.
The brief declaration of martial law in South Korea last month has drawn comparisons to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The attempted power grabs could hold lessons for other democracies.
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History has never ended, but are we at a crossroads again?
Oxford professor Ben Ansell says we are witnessing a battle between nationalism and liberalism that will write our own time indelibly into the history books of tomorrow.
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Voter Voices: ‘They should be worrying about the votes that are more up for debate’
Arjun Khurana, 22, of Harvard, Mass., is studying machine learning and comparative literature at Brown University. Here’s what he had to say about what’s motivating him to vote this election year. I’ve voted since I could vote. I’m going to the polls this year because I think voting is important. I think it’s particularly important […]
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Harris returns to the site of Trump’s Jan. 6 rally to make her closing argument
A week before Election Day, Vice President Harris will use the backdrop to lay out the case for turning the page on the divisive and chaotic politics of her Republican opponent.
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At Morehouse, Biden says dissent should be heard because democracy is ‘still the way’
Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden’s Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance – and future of – democracy.
