The word 'democracy' is often the first refuge of the tyrant. We examine the deceptive language and actions of those who cloak authoritarianism in democratic garb, recognizing that the seeds of autocracy can lie within us all.
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Authoritarianism
Capital punishment
Censorship — Suppression of speech, public communication, or other information.
Corruption — Corruption is a cancer that eats away at the very heart of democracy.
Donald Trump: The Road to Autocracy — The ongoing establishment of authoritarian rule in the United States
Exploitation of labour
External Threats to Democracy
Forced labor
Foreign influence in local media landscape — Should foreign influence in local media be restricted?
How Authoritarian Regimes use Our Democratic Weaknesses Against Us. — Addressing the flaws that our opponents are eager to exploit.
Oligarchy — An insidious force that undermines the very ideals of democracy and social justice.
Personal Responsibility Rhetoric — Individual failings or systemic problems?
Political Grift — Scamming one's own supporter base.
Strategic lawsuit against public participation
The Duverger Trap: How a Flawed Electoral System Opens the Door to Authoritarian Exploitation — A weapon in the hands of those who seek to undermine democracy.
The Enduring Threat of Tweed Syndrome: Systemic Corruption in the Modern Age — Understand how power is abused and how to protect our democratic ideals in today's complex landscape.
The Knowledge-Application Gap — The distance between what humanity knows and what humanity does — the central problem that the Pilgrimage for Democracy exists to address.
The Leadership Compass — The Leadership Compass asks whether character and competence still matter in democracy — and gives voters the framework to answer that question themselves.
The Rise of the Dunce: How Ignorance Undermines Democracy — The rise of incompetent leaders is a dangerous trend...
The Three Media Ecosystems — Three media ecosystems shape democratic life: Mainstream Media (institutional accountability), Attention Media (algorithmic amplification), and Commons Media (collective intelligence). Only the third reconciles the strengths of the other two.
The Tragedy of the Knowledge-Application Gap — The Knowledge-Application Gap is the distance between what humanity knows and what humanity does. Solutions exist. Suffering continues. The gap is measured in centuries.
The Two Sides of Democratic Dysfunction: Understanding Duverger Syndrome and Tweed Syndrome — A corrupt system and its corrupt use.
Tweed Syndrome — The corruption of democratic processes for private gain and sustained power
Tweedism: A Legacy of Corruption — A carefully constructed system of graft and patronage that nearly brought down a city.
Unsafe at Any Age — Social media platforms are harmful by design, not by accident — and the harm is not limited to children. Like automobiles before seatbelts, the danger is engineered into the product.
Alex Padilla's Senate speech about his arrest during Noem's briefing
Lessig: Our democracy no longer represents the people. Here's how to fix it. —
President Biden Farewell Address
Mar Ferdinand Marcos