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Oct 31, 2024

A Letter to the American People

To the American People,  Preserving American democracy is not guaranteed by institutional guardrails, the courts, our elected officials, or even the Constitution. These structures and systems protect our democracy from

Oct 29, 2024

Historian visits MI to address threats to American democracy

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Oct 18, 2024

620WTMJ Spanning the State: Civil Wars, How they Start and How to Stop Them with Barbara F. Walter

Oct 14, 2024

Doris Kearns Goodwin Speaks to Sold Out Audience at the Ford Presidential Library

Sep 14, 2024

How we got here: Daniel Ziblatt on U.S.’s unique democratic backsliding

Democracy in the United States is backsliding, according to Freedom House, which ranks democracies all over the world. The analysis measures political rights, like effective government and freedom to associate,

Sep 12, 2024

620WTMJ Spanning the State: Autocracy and Democracy with Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Author and history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat stops by the studio to talk about her work and the two events she will be headlining, focusing on autocracy and democracy. She explains

Sep 06, 2024

In Grand Rapids, NYU historian examines US authoritarianism and ways to push back

Calvin College professor emeritus Doug Koopman sat down with New York University professor and historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat Thursday in Grand Rapids to discuss her studies on fascism and the threat

Aug 29, 2024

WATCH: An Evening with Daniel Ziblatt and Former U.S. Rep Conor Lamb: How Democracies Die

On Thursday, August 29th, at 7pm, the Midtown Scholar Bookstore and democracyFIRST will welcome Harvard University political scientist Daniel Ziblatt to Harrisburg for a conversation and signing on his books,

Aug 28, 2024

Best-selling author of ‘How Democracies Die’ to speak in Harrisburg

As Pennsylvanians and citizens across the nation prepare to vote this November, best-selling author Daniel Ziblatt is coming to Harrisburg to discuss his timely books: “How Democracies Die” and “Tyranny

Jul 31, 2024

Opinion: Would Trump stop free and fair elections? Hitler and Mussolini’s paths could be a clue

Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his recent statement that conservative Christians won’t have to vote again if they help elect him in November. At a campaign event for evangelical Christians last