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How Trump Is Reinvigorating Democracy

How Trump Is Reinvigorating Democracy

TIRANA—Here in the Albanian capital, the hotel receptionists go out of their way to stress that the ongoing protests outside are entirely peaceful....

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The Case for Banning Anti-Democratic Parties

BUDAPEST—One major lesson from the political catastrophes of the 20th century appears paradoxical: Democracies sometimes must pursue seemingly...

21.07.2026 80

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A Hungarian Playbook for Defeating Populists?

PRINCETON—Péter Magyar’s landslide victory in Hungary has triggered a global outpouring of commentary that sometimes reads like a trashy banner...

04.05.2026 100

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Who Lost America’s Universities?

PRINCETON—The public has lost trust in universities, and restoring it is an urgent task. That is the conclusion reached in a much-discussed new...

30.04.2026 150

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A New Type of Democratic Transition

10.04.2026 100

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The Vulnerability of Trump’s Personality Cult

PRINCETON – There is no precedent in American history for a president who papers his image across government department buildings; adorns the walls...

17.03.2026 100

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The High Cost of Trump’s Amateur Diplomats

13.01.2026 150

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The Autocrats’ War on Universities

04.12.2025 80

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How the Democrats Can “Win” the US Government Shutdown

06.10.2025 90

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Is violence policy in Donald Trump’s new America?

14.09.2025 100

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Violence As Policy in Trump’s America

12.09.2025 80

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Right-Wing Culture Warfare Comes to Germany

13.08.2025 70

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Trump is trying to build a far-right international alliance

28.07.2025 100

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Trump Is Trying to Build a Far-Right International

15.07.2025 60

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Trump’s Corruption Is in a League of Its Own

02.06.2025 60

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