Is democracy dying? Here's why — and what to do about it.
In the 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, democracy has been in retreat around the world. Can we build new designs that help it flourish?| America 2.0
In the 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, democracy has been in retreat around the world. Can we build new designs that help it flourish?| America 2.0
What do you really know about Taiwan? A new book, “Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and its Struggle for Survival” aims to fill the knowledge gap for Western audiences.| America 2.0
The former DOGE staffer who gutted USAID is now allowing a State Department social media account to promote corporate communications for Elon Musk's X, in its conflict with the French government.| America 2.0
The debt ceiling has been a source of constant political gamesmanship. A bipartisan chorus of lawmakers is finally calling for its elimination.| America 2.0
While Donald Trump has shown deference to the Putin regime, Moscow is turning to Musk to help close the gap on their most important policy goals.| America 2.0
Six months into Trump 2.0, backers have buyer's remorse. And is Pakistan up next to be "denuclearized" by Trump?| America 2.0
MAGA is a fragile coalition of Christian conservatives and anti-war libertarians. Can it survive Trump's military adventurism in Iran?| America 2.0
The Kremlin is becoming increasingly unhappy with Donald Trump as it struggles to realize its war plans. Will he fall in line?| America 2.0
Rand Paul and Thomas Massie are emerging as vocal critics of Donald Trump and the ever-expanding federal budget — and the Putin regime agrees with them.| America 2.0
Musk wants us to believe he's "left government" to focus on his companies. But the broader tech fascist movement he's enabling is moving forward at astonishing speed.| America 2.0
Many see Senator Cory Booker as presidential material — but his complex personal ties raise questions about his judgment.| America 2.0
Ed Martin, Trump's so-called "Weaponization Czar" has a long history with foreign disinformation and anti-democratic networks.| America 2.0
Credit rating agency Moody's alarmed markets Friday with a downgrade of U.S. sovereign debt from a perfect “AAA” score “AA1.” The change will increase borrowing costs for the country's $36 trillion in debt, set to grow further under current budget proposals| America 2.0
In lieu of effective political leadership, Pope Leo may provide an important cultural counterbalance to emergent global fascism.| America 2.0
American politics is converging towards a vague concept of authoritarian "unity," influenced by a small network of backers.| America 2.0
We used custom tech tools to analyze the Epstein-Musk-Trump social network. We found little evidence of a broader conspiracy — but did find a real threat to Donald Trump.| America 2.0
