The Framers’ Constitution - Democracy Journal
WEBFirst, at the very core of the Framers’ Constitution is the recognition that, in a self-governing society, courts must generally defer to the preferences of the majority. Although courts may always review governmental action to guard against the arbitrary or unreasonable, the starting point must be a presumption of judicial modesty.
What History Teaches Us - Democracy Journal
WEBTagged Democrats History Populism progressivism The New Deal. The People’s Party or Populist Party of the early 1890s marked a departure in American politics. Populism mobilized millions of men and women—farmers and workers, middle class activists and urban reformers—to challenge corporate power. In doing so it made major political ...
The Challenge of India’s Democratic Backsliding
WEBFirst, the collapse of the communist model and India’s embrace of globalization and market economics in 1991 reoriented India’s focus westward. Second, India’s emergence as a nuclear-armed power and America’s willingness to incorporate India into the global civil nuclear regime, despite the fact it is not a signatory to the Non ...
Democracy Journal | A Journal of Ideas
WEBAre tariffs an effective tool to shape markets—or a regressive tax whose goals can be achieved via others means? A debate. By Elizabeth Pancotti Todd N. Tucker Matthew Yglesias. Summer 2024, No. 74 – 33 MIN READ.
The Friedman Doctrine Revisited - Democracy Journal
WEBOct 30, 2020 · It is the second pillar of the Friedman Doctrine—the notion that shareholders prioritize money over everything—that has done the most lasting damage and that must be dismantled. Without the assumption that shareholders care only for profits, the entirety of Friedman’s argument collapses. According to his own logic, if shareholder concerns ...
China’s Assertive Authoritarianism : Democracy Journal
WEBAssertive Authoritarianism. China’s transition from a country focused on protecting itself from international criticism to one actively promoting its values and norms on the global stage is reflected across four distinct dimensions. First, Xi Jinping has tried to ramp up Chinese soft power—the influence that derives from the attraction of a ...
A New Social Contract for the 21st Century - Democracy Journal
WEBJun 23, 2020 · Providing a stronger government role in job creation will revive our economy more quickly and more fairly. A new social contract provides new responsibilities for companies, individuals, and the government in a reformed compact that reflects the needs of a modern economy in the twenty-first century.
Understanding the Gulf States - Democracy Journal
WEBFrom independence in the 1970s through the mid-’90s, Qatar was the most loyal ally of Saudi Arabia within the GCC. The ruler, Sheikh Khalifa, had no particular ambitions beyond his borders. Qatar kept a very low profile. After Khalifa was deposed by his son Sheikh Hamad in 1995, Qatari policy shifted dramatically.
The Missing Right: A Constitutional Right to Vote
WEBThe correct answer, according to the United States government, was, “The right to vote.”. But that “right” has always been on shaky ground. Just as the Constitution once countenanced slavery, it also allowed voting to be restricted to property-holding white men. The Thirteenth Amendment expunged the stain of slavery from our basic law ...
Why Have Miranda Rights Failed? - Democracy Journal
WEBJun 27, 2016 · The 50 th anniversary of Miranda v. Arizona —it was decided this month in 1966—should be the occasion for realizing that the Court’s approach to ending police coercion in interrogations failed and that new steps are essential. At the time Miranda was decided, conservatives and law enforcement officials vehemently attacked the requirement ...