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Saving Democracy—Realistically

Yes, we disdain the Electoral College. In the meantime, there are more realistic ways to unlock our democratic Gordian Knot.

By Larry Diamond

Summer, No. 65 – 28 MIN READ

How the States Went Wrong

If the states were ever "laboratories for democracy," they certainly aren't now. Can they be salvaged?

By Jamila Michener

Summer, No. 65 – 15 MIN READ

The State of Black America

Summer, No. 65 – 1 MIN READ

Reforming the Electoral Count Act

The 1887 law definitely needs a rethink. But it doesn’t have to be complicated: Let the courts, not Congress, decide things.

By Edward B. Foley

Summer, No. 65 – 26 MIN READ

Democracy and Strategic Competition with China

By Michael J. Green

, No. 62 - Special Issue – 11 MIN READ