Jan-Werner Mueller

Good analysis and proposal. Of course only a matter of time before someone says polarization always bad because civility, discourse, etc. ...

Very illuminating essay, bracing read:

Not just a question of content. You need to show a convincing presence in the countryside. Campaign non-stop everywhere.

Four years ago, Orbán gloated that his election victory was so big that it could be seen even from Brussels. Today's defeat is such that it can be seen even from Washington and Moscow.

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Peter Canellos keeps writing piece after piece about how poor Alito was traumatized by "social changes" at Princeton (and, one supposes, eventually had no choice but to support the far right). Really?

"...today’s pro-democracy governments discover booby traps laid by their predecessors and confront all kinds of veto players. But Poland’s experience has been instructive, highlighting the need for bold action and the right support from external actors."

Per WSJ today: "In one conversation with advisers in the dining room next to the Oval Office last year, Trump said he would host a news conference and announce mass pardons before he left office..."

"In one conversation with advisers in the dining room next to the Oval Office last year, Trump said he would host a news conference and announce mass pardons before he left office..."

If Hungary’s election opens a path for transition, the new government will face a host of structural problems, as well as pressure from Orbán’s powerful backers in Russia and the US. But with support from external actors, and a willingness to act boldly, a post-far-right future is possible.

The Challenges of Transitions 2.0: