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The Supreme Court v. Democracy

The Nation’s justice correspondent previews the court’s coming term—and explains why it will never stand up to Trump.
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose strongly condemned the recent attack on an MP and MLA, calling it a “dastardly, shocking and benumbing” incident that should never occur in a democracy. He said “ ...
Turner Van Slyke ’28 spearheaded an initiative at Stanford to protect student free speech and and civic engagement on campus.
The pandemic has accelerated a global decline in democracy that countries must now address. Joseph Lemoine is senior director and Will Mortenson is a program assistant at the Atlantic Council’s ...
This month I began teaching a new undergraduate course on Dissent and Democracy in the World. I started developing the course ...
Peck’s new documentary "Orwell: 2+2=5" uses the author's own words to confront propaganda, doublespeak and the spread of ...
The Trump administration has made no secret of its desire to upend the Department of Education as it currently functions. It plans to lay off at least half of the department's workforce, more than ...
Mr. Dionne is a contributing Opinion writer. Politics are often distorted by arguments rooted in false choices. It’s hard to find a better example than the one Democrats keep wrestling with: Should ...
President Donald Trump campaigned on making life better and more affordable for working families, and I’m sad to say that his ...
Joe Biden’s win in 2020 offered a reprieve, but the hope was short-lived. Trump’s 2024 comeback, coupled with his loyalists ...