Today on TAP: Come April, it will be time to celebrate—and renew—America’s 1775 revolt against usurping monarchs.
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Corrupted Capitalism and Dithering Democrats
America needs a true opposition party.
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Trump’s America Inspires Only Fear
Today on TAP: As with Trump himself, our relationships are now based on others’ submission to our power, not admiration of our character.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will the Courts Enforce the Constitution Against President Trump?
If they don’t, the checks and balances that have defined our government since its inception will give way to one-man authoritarian rule.
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Joe Biden’s Cautionary Farewell
He warned about the threats to American democracy. As did Eisenhower. As did Washington. And all three warned us about Elon Musk.
Posted inEducation in America
Universities and the Coming Storm
It’s difficult for colleges to defend democracy if they aren’t run democratically.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Economic Royalists, Corporate Scheming, and the Next Political Era
Our executive editor offers his best of 2024.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Think Biden’s Unpopular? Check Out His Fellow Leaders.
If floundering leaders and ineffectual democracies are the new norm, we’re in a very dangerous time.
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South Koreans Are Committed to Democracy. Our Own Republicans, Not So Much.
Today on TAP: That nation’s legislators overturned their president’s attempt to seize power. Our Republicans played along with Trump’s.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Conversation With Daniel Chandler
The author of ‘Free and Equal’ reflects on the failure of the center-left and the rise of right-wing populism and Trump.