Bringing Norms to a Trump Fight
You hear the complaint all the time: When fighting Trump, our side too often brings a knife to a gun fight.
Opinion
Read in-depth op-eds on voting rights and democracy from our contributors, guest authors and Democracy Docket's founder, Marc Elias. Use the drop-down menu to organize by topic.
Courts Are the Last Guardrail
If democracy is to survive the next four years, the courts will need to perform each of these functions.
In Trump’s America, There’s Democracy Only When He Wins
What Trump did to our elections he is now doing to the other institutions of our democracy.
We Are on Our Own
Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.
Trump’s Presidency Will Unleash Right-Wing Sheriffs Across America
Donald Trump was clear throughout his campaign that he would give law enforcement a new mandate for violence.
Donald Trump Tamed the Media. Some Even Paid for the Privilege.
On the morning that Donald Trump was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, he was honored at the New York Stock Exchange by ringing in the opening bell. But the biggest news of the day, perhaps the week, took place during his brief remarks afterwards.
Now Is the Time for Courage
I started Democracy Docket to be fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. It will always stand tall. It will not obey.
Building the Opposition
After the 2016 election, a movement that would become known as “the resistance” quickly emerged to protest and confront Trump’s incoming administration.
The Choices I’ve Made
Since the election, media figures and outlets have followed suit — each moving gradually towards obedience to Trump and then suddenly.
The Arizona Sheriff Behind Trump’s Extreme Immigration Plan
Trump’s plans to deport millions of people is plainly inspired by right-wing fears of voter fraud, a version of the “Great Replacement Theory.”
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