Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Who’s More Afraid of Democracy: the Center or the Right?

Are Americans losing faith in democracy as our norms erode? Lee Drutman finds that support for democracy remains high, but Democrats and Republicans are increasingly polarized around authoritarian impulses, as Republicans follow Donald Trump’s lead. David Adler finds that people who place themselves in the middle of the ideological spectrum are the most skeptical of democracy, in Europe and the United States. Find out if support for strong man leadership is growing on the American Right and if our politics are becoming more like those in Europe.

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from nicholemhearn digest https://niskanencenter.org/blog/whos-more-afraid-of-democracy-the-center-or-the-right/

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