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Trump’s Allies Are Defying Subpoena. Now what? | Insight
As some of Donald Trump’s top lieutenants defy congressional subpoenas, a couple options are available to enforce the rule of law.…
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All the Spectacles articles & episodes discussing rule of law, to give you a new way of seeing politics.
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Vote-Buying, Boycotts, and International Meddling in Iraq | Insight
Elections in Iraq are set to take place this weekend amidst developments that demonstrate the challenges of democratization in a globalized world.…
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Pandora Papers Expose Democracy’s Broken Promises | Insight
Documents detailing the extent of political and economic elites’ habitual tax evasion demonstrate the need for—and difficulty of—reform.…
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Disastrous Developments in Haiti | Insight
In the midst of political chaos following the assassination of a president, Haiti offers us cause to reflect on American foreign policy.…
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An Unconventional Answer to Contemporary Chaos | Focus
Our current crisis is not one easily solved by simple facts or fancy rhetoric. What we need is new leadership more romantically attached to national ideals than petty vanity.…
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The Supreme Court: Political, Unaccountable, and All Too Powerful | Focus
The Supreme Court has exercised too much authority over American political life for centuries, and the urgent need for reform pre-dates today’s conservative court.…
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Mr. Carlson Goes to Budapest | Insight
Tucker Carlson tries to pass off Viktor Orbán’s pernicious dismantling of Hungarian democracy as an epitome of freedom worth imitating.…
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January 6 Hearings & a Key Decision from the Justice Department | Insight
As hearings begin to explore the events of January 6th, Biden's Justice Department makes the right call for democracy…
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Tunisian Democracy at Death’s Doorstep | Insight
The last gasp of a once-hopeful example in Africa holds a warning to democracies everywhere, perhaps especially here.…
