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Understanding the Threat to Democracy Index
In the days after the second inauguration of Donald Trump, many of us were overwhelmed with uncertainty about what his presidency would...
PJLC
May 62 min read


Monthly Update: 10/13/2025
Over the past month, following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the MAGA movement has become increasingly explicit about its desire to eliminate political opposition. They describe larger and larger swaths of political opponents, including “democrats” and the hundreds of thousands or millions of people expected to participate in the upcoming No Kings protests, as “domestic terrorists” who "hate America.” Criminal prosecutions have begun against individuals on the president’s per
PJLC
Oct 132 min read


Monthly Update: 9/11/2025
Hello everyone, As you may have noticed, we have shifted from weekly to monthly updates for the Threat Index. We will publish more often...
PJLC
Sep 113 min read


Weekly Update: 7/29/2025
Gerrymandering has been in the news this week, raising an important issue for understanding democratic decline. Consider the simplest...
PJLC
Jul 294 min read
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