What is the future of the Republican Party? 🔊
After the electoral defeat and impeachment of Donald Trump, the Republican Party is at a crossroads. Parties that lose presidential elections frequently reconsider their trajectories and their political messaging. How much will the party be determined by the politics...
What is the future of impeachment as a constitutional tool? 🔊
Former US President Donald Trump has made history by becoming the first president to be impeached twice. He has also made history by having his trial take place after he has left office. What is the constitutionality of Trump’s second impeachment trial? What is...
The Trump Administration and corruption: How will he be remembered?
By Matthew Stephenson Last week, on January 20, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States replacing Donald Trump. First, let’s all breathe a collective sigh of relief. OK, now we can start thinking about what we’ve learned from this traumatic...
Has an authoritarian slide taken place under Donald Trump? 🔊
The events of the past week in the United States were pressured by a President who has shown little regard for democratic norms and principles since his election in 2016. Has an authoritarian slide taken place under Donald Trump? How will this impact the Presidency in...
Was the seizing of the US Capitol an attempted coup? 🔊
On January 6, a mob emboldened by US President Donald Trump seized control of the US Capitol Building in Washington D.C. in an attempt to block the transition of the Presidency to Joe Biden. These events resembled a coup. How much did this coup attempt resemble others...
Who is Donald Trump, really? And how are we supposed to process his Presidency?
By Timothy Kuhner Author’s introduction: Trump’s refusal to concede the 2020 election makes this the perfect time to share a few pages from my new book, Tyranny of Greed. Looking back at all Trump’s outrages against democracy, many of us desperately hoped the...
Can Joe Biden reverse the authoritarian direction that President Trump took?
By Natasha Lindstaedt As Joe Biden takes office on January 20th, 2021 many questions arise about what a Biden administration will look like to the global community. Early indications show it will be a complete reversal from Trump’s America First policy. Trump was also...
Donald Trump’s post-presidency legal jeopardy: Must he be held accountable to uphold the rule of law?
By Scott Optican Despite clearly losing the recent US election — as evidenced by the popular vote, electoral vote and numerous unsuccessful legal challenges (if you don’t believe me, ask the relevant US state and federal court judges) — why is Donald Trump still...
The US Election 2020: A Crisis of legitimacy?
Was the 2020 US election conducted properly? Will mail-in ballots be counted and will that count be allowed to stand? Will the US Supreme Court decide the final outcome? And what, in any case, will become of American democracy? In this urgent and timely event,...Subscribe by Email
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