There are potential threats to US democracy posed by the choices voters make in this presidential election. But the benefits of American democracy have for centuries been unequally available.
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What’s at stake when Americans lose faith in the legitimacy of the Supreme Court?
There is a long line of military heroes who had the moral courage not to follow immoral orders. In the days ahead, some may have to consider what exactly their oath to the Constitution requires.
Many militia members have championed the importance of individual rights, but have also backed a president who is now threatening the kind of crackdown they fear.
The Insurrection Act of 1807 was not intended to be a national call to war against the American people.
President Trump has warned that he will send the military into states to curb protests. Is Trump’s warning bluster? Or does the president have the authority to send the military into American cities?
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Tisch College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor, Tufts University
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Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Dean, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science, Clemson University
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