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EPISODE · Jan 8, 2025 · 55 MIN

Threats to democracy in the 2nd Trump administration

from The Science of Politics · host Niskanen Center

Trump has promised to remake the federal bureaucracy in his own image and go after his political opponents and the media in his 2nd administration. But there are signals that public protest and civil society mobilization are subdued. How much do we have to fear further democratic backsliding under Trump 2? Brendan Nyhan finds expert consensus on many reasons to be concerned but also evidence that experts were too pessimistic about the likelihood of bad actions the first time.

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