A celebrity philosopher explains the populist insurgency: Peter Sloterdijk has spent decades railing against the pieties of liberal democracy — now his ideas seem prophetic. Sean Illing interviews Yascha Mounk, author of The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom is in Danger (and more and more and more). Rick Valelly reviews How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. New study finds increase in support for democracy — but weaker support among politically disengaged and conservatives. David Remnick on Donald Trump and the stress test of liberal democracy. William A. Galston on the populist challenge to liberal democracy. Ganesh Sitaraman on the three crises of liberal democracy.
White supremacy is the Achilles heel of American democracy: Even in a high-tech era, fears about minority political agency are the most reliable way to destabilize the U.S. political system. If we treat plutocracy as democracy, democracy dies. Beyond electoralism: Reflections on anarchy, populism, and the crisis of electoral politics by a collective of anarchist geographers. Nowhere is somewhere: Siobhan Kattago on solidarity and the space between nations. Democracy continues its disturbing retreat. Don’t kid yourself — the future is bleak.
