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"Certainty comforts tyrants, thought burdens the free." - Frank Faiola, founder of American Democracy Watch.

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The Dismantling of Democratic Institutions in the United States (2016–2026): Will the Guardrails Hold?

A decade of institutional erosion, executive expansion, and growing uncertainty about whether the structures that constrain power will hold

It’s 2026: Experts Watch U.S. Democratic Erosion Deepen

Scholars confront what may be the defining stress test of American democracy

Charlie Kirk’s Murder Reminds Us: Violence Dismantles Democracy

Political terror is the road to collapse Photo By Gage Skidmore / CC On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck while...

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The scientific study of politics is known as political science. It is a social science that studies governance and power structures, as well as the examination of political activities, political ideas, political behavior, and related constitutions and laws. Comparative politics, international relations, and political theory are the three subdisciplines of modern political science.