[Throughline] Democratic Backsliding: How Elected Governments Erode Checks and Balances

For most of the twentieth century, the death of a democracy had a recognizable face: tanks in the streets, a general on the radio announcing that the constitution was suspended, the elected leader in exile or worse.

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[Throughline] Democratic Backsliding: How Elected Governments Erode Checks and Balances

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