WHY DEMOCRACY KEEPS LOSING TO ILLIBERALISM—AND HOW TO FIGHT BACK

Illiberal leaders rise, fall, and sometimes crash. Yet, the illiberal movement itself continues to gain ground. The current moment again feels like the pendulum is swinging back to the center. But beneath the surface, a deeper crisis continues to erode democratic politics. Unless we reinvent democracy, the illiberal wave will keep coming back.

My article for the Charles F. Kettering Foundation blog: https://kettering.org/why-democracy-keeps-losing-to-illiberalism-and-how-to-fight-back/