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Trump has already hurt American democracy

Sergiu Miscoiu (Babes Bolyai): In the People We Trust: A Discursive Approach of the Beginnings of Populism in the United States of America. Democracy, disrupted: Someone looking at the United States would have to be worried about democratic failure. Brian Klaas on how President Trump has already hurt American democracy — in just 50 days. This level of corruption is unprecedented in the modern history of the presidency — and it's threatening our democracy. Why American democracy will hold: If Republicans are shamed into remembering true conservative values, this terrible time for America will be cut short. Horrible histories: Jeet Heer on the perils of comparing Trump to twentieth-century dictators. Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on Making Athens Great Again: How does a citizen respond when a democracy that prides itself on being exceptional betrays its highest principles?