Democracy Examined
Democracy Examined is an online project with the goal of informing the public about ongoing issues relating to democracy around the world. We offer a critical take on the health of global democracy and its struggle against authoritarianism, exploring issues of elections, human rights, and political justice, while also presenting intelligent solutions to problems of democracy at home and abroad.
The opinions expressed by the authors of these articles do not necessarily reflect RDI’s views.
Denuclearize the Filibuster
May 27, 2021
Leave No Democracy Behind: In Defense of Taiwan
May 26, 2021
Democratic Shortsightedness: From Concern to Change, Part 1
March 26, 2021
Bolivia Was Always a Coup
March 24, 2021
A Worthwhile Unity
February 22, 2021
A Cause Worth Fighting For: Democracy and the Need for Public Engagement
February 12, 2021
Democratic Shortsightedness: The Seductive Lure of Enlightened Despotism
February 10, 2021
Warfare on the Public Square: The Danger of Armed Militias
January 6, 2021
Democratic Shortsightedness: False Prophets?
December 22, 2020
Democratic Shortsightedness: The Overlooked Threat
December 9, 2020
The Decline of Local News and Deterioration of Civil Discourse
November 12, 2020
How Do Dictatorships Turn Into Democracies?
November 11, 2020
How Do Democracies Turn Into Dictatorships?
November 2, 2020
The Dangerous History Of Court Packing
October 29, 2020
The Intersection of Hope and Technology in Global Protest Movements
October 21, 2020
Wheat as a Cold War Weapon
October 20, 2020
TikTok: A Popular Democratic Crisis
October 14, 2020
The Politicization of Science is a Novel, Uniquely American Issue. Why?
September 24, 2020
#BoycottMulan is Growing Stronger, and Disney is Predictably Saying Nothing
September 22, 2020
The Post Office Shouldn’t Be Profitable
September 18, 2020
Not the First Time: Foreign Interference in the Election of 1940
September 14, 2020
Navalny, Belarus, and COVID-19: Vladimir Putin’s Ultimate Crisis
September 3, 2020
Citizen Journalists Take Back the News in East Lansing, Michigan
August 28, 2020
COVID-19 and the Invitation to Authoritarianism
August 26, 2020