The Framers’ Constitution - Democracy Journal
First, at the very core of the Framers’ Constitution is the recognition that, in a self-governing society, courts must generally defer to the preferences of the majority. Although courts may always review governmental action to guard against the arbitrary or unreasonable, the starting point must be a presumption of judicial modesty.
PR and Presidentialism: Yes, We Can : Democracy Journal
A myth haunts conversations about proportional representation in America. It is the belief that proportional representation requires a parliamentary system. We’re here to kill this myth. As comparative political scientists have long known, proportional representation can work well with a presidential system. It long has in several democracies.
What History Teaches Us - Democracy Journal
Tagged Democrats History Populism progressivism The New Deal. The People’s Party or Populist Party of the early 1890s marked a departure in American politics. Populism mobilized millions of men and women—farmers and workers, middle class activists and urban reformers—to challenge corporate power. In doing so it made major political ...
A New Social Contract for the 21st Century - Democracy Journal
Jun 23, 2020 · Providing a stronger government role in job creation will revive our economy more quickly and more fairly. A new social contract provides new responsibilities for companies, individuals, and the government in a reformed compact that reflects the needs of a modern economy in the twenty-first century.
China’s Assertive Authoritarianism : Democracy Journal
Assertive Authoritarianism. China’s transition from a country focused on protecting itself from international criticism to one actively promoting its values and norms on the global stage is reflected across four distinct dimensions. First, Xi Jinping has tried to ramp up Chinese soft power—the influence that derives from the attraction of a ...
Understanding the Gulf States - Democracy Journal
From independence in the 1970s through the mid-’90s, Qatar was the most loyal ally of Saudi Arabia within the GCC. The ruler, Sheikh Khalifa, had no particular ambitions beyond his borders. Qatar kept a very low profile. After Khalifa was deposed by his son Sheikh Hamad in 1995, Qatari policy shifted dramatically.
What’s Next for American Democracy? : Democracy Journal
Pro-Trump protesters seen on and around the Capitol building in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. (Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA) (Sipa via AP Images) American democracy faces ongoing challenges that citizens of good will must understand and be prepared to address. Despite persisting through an attempted insurrection on January 6, 2021, and ...
The Democratic Autocrat - Democracy Journal
Andrew Jackson and Van Buren, 1837. It was James Parton, America’s most prolific “great man” biographer of the nineteenth century, who convincingly captured the unsettling appeal of Andrew Jackson. The two-term President was, he stated, a “democratic autocrat.”. This wasn’t the only one of Parton’s paradoxes.
Countering Nationalist Oligarchy - Democracy Journal
Nationalist oligarchy is an existential threat to American democracy. The countries already under its thrall steal technology and use economic power as political leverage. Some of them are actively trying to undermine democracy, through cyberattacks, hacking, …
The Friedman Doctrine Revisited - Democracy Journal
Oct 30, 2020 · It is the second pillar of the Friedman Doctrine—the notion that shareholders prioritize money over everything—that has done the most lasting damage and that must be dismantled. Without the assumption that shareholders care only for profits, the entirety of Friedman’s argument collapses. According to his own logic, if shareholder concerns ...