The Framers’ Constitution - Democracy Journal
WEBFirst, 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.
The Tea Party and the Resistance: No, They’re Not the Same
WEBMar 1, 2021 · In an eerie way, a similar interplay between congressional and movement politics played out in reverse during 2017. This time, professional advocates and grassroots groups in the burgeoning Resistance waged nine months of protests, media efforts, and lobbying campaigns to keep congressional Republicans …
About - Democracy Journal
WEBAbout. The mission of Democracy is to build a vibrant and vital progressivism for the twenty-first century that builds on the movement’s proud history, is true to its central values, and is relevant to present times.. Democracy will publish on a quarterly basis and serve as a place where ideas can be developed and important debates can be spurred.. We do not seek to publish policy papers; we ...
The Challenge of India’s Democratic Backsliding
WEBFirst, the collapse of the communist model and India’s embrace of globalization and market economics in 1991 reoriented India’s focus westward. Second, India’s emergence as a nuclear-armed power and America’s willingness to incorporate India into the global civil nuclear regime, despite the fact it is not a signatory to the Non ...
Democracy Journal | A Journal of Ideas
WEBReimagining Philanthropic Investment in Democracy Reform. By Ian Simmons Louisa Imperiale. Fall 2024, No. 74 – 10 MIN READ.
What History Teaches Us - Democracy Journal
WEBTagged 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 Constitution for The United States : Democracy Journal
WEBIllustration by Pep Montserrat. WE THE PEOPLE of the United States do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America, in order to form a more perfect Union founded on liberty, dignity, democracy, and equality; to seek truth and promote justice, past and present; to provide for the security and general welfare of the Nation and all who call it home; to find unity in our ...
The Friedman Doctrine Revisited - Democracy Journal
WEBOct 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 ...
China’s Assertive Authoritarianism : Democracy Journal
WEBAssertive 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
WEBFrom 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.
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