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Trust in Institutions

Constitutional Court Madrid Spain

Spanish Judges Block Senate Debate to Replace Them

Conservatives go out of their way to avoid a progressive court.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 22, 2022February 23, 2023
Spanish Supreme Court Madrid

Conservatives Win Battle for Spanish Courts

Pedro Sánchez withdraws proposed changes.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 24, 2021December 2, 2021
Dutch parliament The Hague

Fragmented Dutch Parliament Lacks Experience

It’s the price the Netherlands has to pay for giving its voters so much choice.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 30, 2021November 18, 2021
Donald Trump

Trump Needlessly Disparages Postal Voting

Universal mail-in voting isn’t riskier than absentee voting. It is necessary.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 4, 2020November 12, 2021
Democratic National Convention Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Democrats Don’t Have to Take Sanders’ Delegate Complaints Seriously

Party officials have every right to involve themselves in the nominating contest.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 1, 2020December 1, 2021
United States Capitol Washington

Republicans Are Destroying Institutions to Save Their Party

Undermining Americans’ trust in the courts and law enforcement is a recipe for disaster.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 14, 2019October 24, 2021
Elizabeth Tower London England

Even Parliament Must Make Way for Brexit

Brexiteers are willing to suspend parliamentary democracy if that’s what it takes to leave the EU.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 29, 2019October 22, 2021
Bernie Sanders

Down in the Polls, Sanders Echoes Trump on Media Bias

The senator suggests he gets bad press because he has criticized the owner of a newspaper.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 16, 2019November 24, 2021
British parliament London

Brexiteers to Parliament: Drop Dead

Even parliamentary democracy is now expendable in the pursuit of Brexit.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 13, 2019October 30, 2021
Bernie Sanders

Sanders Should Stop Undermining Trust in the Democratic Party

Don’t complain that the nomination was rigged just because you lost.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 27, 2019November 24, 2021

Election in Georgia Clouded by Racial and Voting Controversy

Brian Kemp made it harder for African Americans to vote and now oversees his own election.

Steve KellerSteve KellerNovember 6, 2018November 30, 2021
United States Supreme Court

Kavanaugh Nomination Erodes Supreme Court’s Legitimacy

If Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed, it could destroy what remains of the Supreme Court’s legitimacy.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 29, 2018October 3, 2021
Hoover Building Washington

Republicans Are Playing with Fire by Disparaging the FBI

When partisans become convinced that institutions are controlled by the other side, they stop listening to them.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 25, 2018November 29, 2021
Washington DC

Republicans Broke American Politics in These Three Ways

Republicans demonized government, radicalized their voters and created a conservative echo chamber.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 4, 2017November 29, 2021
Donald Trump

The American Culture Wars Are Officially a Strategic Threat

Extreme partisanship has left America vulnerable to exploitation by a foreign power. This cannot last.

Ryan BohlRyan BohlNovember 1, 2017December 2, 2021

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