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Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

Mob rule is not conducive to representative democracy. Nosyrevy/iStock via Getty by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of...

Trump’s second assassination attempt is shocking, but attempts on presidents’ lives are not rare in US history

President Ronald Reagan smiles and waves shortly before he is shot outside the Washington Hilton hotel in March 1981. Corbis via Getty Images by Shannon...

Butler officials hope to maintain momentum despite Trump rally shooting, while regional voices largely mum

Festival goers buy food and other products during the Horse Trading Days festival in Zelienople in Butler County on July 18, 2024. (Photo by...

From ‘relieved’ to ‘hopeless,’ readers wracked and apprehensive following Butler shooting

The attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show grounds on Saturday brought anxiety about our civic and political polarization...

‘No room for complacency’: Political experts discuss path forward after attempt to assassinate Trump

A flag with an illustration of former President Donald Trump standing on an army tank flies in a yard along Milford Drive, the street...

In wake of Trump rally shooting, his Southwestern Pa. supporters are shaken but ‘vibrant’ as elected leaders urge civility

Bill Antesberger, of Forward, waves flags to Route 51 traffic alongside the MAGA Warriors, a group of supporters of former president Donald Trump, Sunday,...

‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy

U.S. Secret Service agents help former President Donald Trump offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images by Arie...

Trump’s rhetoric after his felony conviction is designed to distract, stoke fear and ease the way for an anti-democratic strongman

Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York on May 30, 2024, after being found guilty on 34 felony counts. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images by...

Why rural White Americans’ resentment is a threat to democracy

by Thomas F. Schaller, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Rural White voters have long enjoyed outsize power in American politics. They have inflated voting power...

Jan. 6 was an example of networked incitement − a media and disinformation expert explains the danger of political violence orchestrated over social media

Social media and cellphones connected President Trump to the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images by Joan Donovan, Boston University The shocking events of Jan....

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