Why Democracy Is Dying

James Kwak
GEN
Published in
5 min readJan 7, 2022

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Not enough people care.

In The New York Times this week, David Leonhardt suggested that the only hope for democracy may be a “conservative-liberal alliance.” Specifically, he quotes political scientist Steven Levitsky’s proposal for a 2024 “fusion ticket” combining the Democratic Party with anti-Trump Republicans; think Joe Biden running with Liz Cheney as his vice-presidential nominee.

James Kwak
GEN
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New book out June 20: The Fear of Too Much Justice. Previous books: 13 Bankers, White House Burning, Economism, Take Back Our Party. Freelance cellist.