#Democracy

Joy-Ann 😷Reid

JoyAnnReid

Trump clearly ran for president thinking this was true: that he could acquire omnipotent power, money, respect and adoration by having the office. It's why he was willing to do

Tahar

laseptiemewilay

I’ve seen a couple of threads on competitive authoritarianism these last few days & I want, in a regular language, to flesh out what it really means without citing the

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

Because millions of Americans prefer a cult of leadership to a rule of law government. For people who prefer rule of law, it's inconceivable that anyone would prefer a government

Angelux

Angelux1111

A Dark and Stormy PresidencyA threaded taleIt’s 4 days after the election and most of our votes have been cast and tallied. I rest uneasy, unsure about mine.This is my

Uncle Blazer

blakesmustache

Thread: Bill Barr’s political and legal ideology is the driving force behind Trump’s assault on democracyBill Bar believes that the Constitution invites the Executive and Legislative Branches to engage in

Alexander Lanoszka

ALanoszka

It may be strange in April 2020 to highlight how European security has exceeded initial post-Cold War expectations. Alas my new @ip_palgrave essay argues that NATO enlargement has greatly benefited

Bill Kristol

BillKristol

2. Pelosi needs to make $2b for election funding non-negotiable in the next bailout package (or pass it as free-standing legislation and demand a Senate vote). Republicans need to be

Sizwe sikaMusi

SizweLo

in December 1963 Kenya declared "independence". However the country remained a British dominion under the sovereignty of the British queen. The first prime minister, Jomo Kenyatta, served at the pleasure

Ezra Levin

ezralevin

The only thing you gotta know about ACB is that the GOP is 100% committed to an extremely unpopular agenda. They have no hope of popular support for that agenda,

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scareaphina

It's so cute that some of y'all are out here bein all smug about not wishing harm on 45 or delighting in his diagnosis.A thread. 1st: Responding to an abuser

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

(Thread) A summary of Democracy in Chains, by Duke professor Nancy MacLean.The story begins with James McGill Buchanan, a professor of economics in Virginia who was furious by the SCOTUS

Nandini 🇮🇳

NAN_DINI_

Before you joined Social Media did you ever think how could a country the size of India, with its economy, its army, not be able to handle Pakistan & most

Portia

whowhywherewhen

In 1998 Prof Dickson Eyoh, now Associate Professor at Toronto, wrote in Africa Today about the"dichotomy between African intellectuals (particularly but not exclusively those located on the continent) and their

Ben Dangl

bendangl

Against all odds, MAS wins with 55% of the vote and 99% of votes counted. This is better than even Evo did in 2005 with 53.75% support. It gives Arce

Evan Bush

evanbush

Two more voter perspectives for you. "I'm going with Inslee," said Christian Bishop, a paralegal, who said the governor's pandemic response was important to him and he didn't want to

Ian Yorston

IanYorston

So, here’s my take…Dominic Cummings wants to change the face of BritainHe believes (perhaps rightly) that the Brexit vote & the General Election bolster his viewsEverything before #COVID19 was based