By Hardy Merriman and Maria J. Stephan When business leaders hear concerns about democratic backsliding, they tend to dismiss it as alarmist. But the facts suggest that many in the business … [Read more...] about The Greatest Risk for Business Is Inaction
Maria J. Stephan
Lessons from Around the World: Engaging ‘Pillars of Support’ to Uphold and Expand Democracy
*This article was written by Chief Organizer Maria J. Stephan and was first published on Just Security. Efforts in the United States to build a broad, cross-partisan, and cross-ideological … [Read more...] about Lessons from Around the World: Engaging ‘Pillars of Support’ to Uphold and Expand Democracy
How Catholics have defended free elections—and why they must do so again
In his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo XIV warns against a “culture of power” where efficiency and domination replace human dignity and the common good. Although the document is … [Read more...] about How Catholics have defended free elections—and why they must do so again
U.S. Catholics are facing an authoritarian threat. The church has been here before.
The Catholic Church in the United States today is facing a crucial test. How will the church lead under what the New York Times columnist Ross Douthat calls an “imperial presidency,” marked by daily … [Read more...] about U.S. Catholics are facing an authoritarian threat. The church has been here before.
Big Tents and Collective Action Can Defeat Authoritarianism
In their New York Times essay, Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt argue that the United States has crossed over into a form of competitive authoritarianism, a system that may have … [Read more...] about Big Tents and Collective Action Can Defeat Authoritarianism
When Loyalties Shift: Americans’ Growing Noncooperation with Federal Abuses of Power
Evidence shows that an increasing number of Americans from all walks of life and from various economic sectors and political identities disapprove of — and are refusing to accept — mounting abuses of … [Read more...] about When Loyalties Shift: Americans’ Growing Noncooperation with Federal Abuses of Power
