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Weekly Update: 4/22/2025
The main takeaway this week is that the index is unchanged for a sixth week in a row. The nation has not slid significantly closer to...
PJLC
Apr 223 min read
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What is a Constitutional Crisis?
"It is a constitutional crisis when our constitution and our politics come apart." More particularly, a constitutional crisis is when...
PJLC
Apr 214 min read
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Is There a Brightline Distinction between Stage 3 and Stage 4?
In law, we talk about "brightline" rules. These are rules that are clear and easy to follow, unlike, for example, balancing tests where...
PJLC
Apr 213 min read
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Authoritarianism, Totalitarianism, Fascism, Dictatorship, Autocracy, Kleptocracy, Oligarchy, Broligarchy, ....
Authoritarianism, totalitarianism, fascism, dictatorship, autocracy, kleptocracy, oligarchy, broligarchy, this list goes on. These words...
PJLC
Apr 213 min read
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Recommended Reading: Adam Przeworski's Diary
https://adamprzeworski.substack.com/ Adam Przeworsky has been writing and publishing a daily diary since the second inauguration of...
Sean Garcia-Leys
Apr 212 min read
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What Has Happened, What Might Happen, and What Is Inevitable
One of the toughest challenges in scoring current political developments using our index is distinguishing between what has  happened,...
PJLC
Apr 213 min read
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