Just the social facts, ma'am

 A few days ago, Megan McArdle had a column objecting to descriptions of Trump as a fascist, not necessarily because they are wrong, but b...

In my last post, I gave some evidence that many people aren't attached to core principles of democracy (see also this post ).*   Howeve...

 A few days ago, Bret Stephens wrote that American democracy will survive " because most Americans, including most Republicans, remain ...

 A couple of days ago, Christopher Caldwell wrote "Republicans trusted Mr. Trump to take over their stumbling party in large part bec...

In 2016, Donald Trump lost the popular vote to a weak candidate, although the mysterious workings of the Electoral College gave him the pres...

 In 1946, a short-lived survey organization called the Psychological Corporation (which seems to have been connected to the Gallup Poll) ask...

 In recent decades, there have been a number of cases of "democratic erosion" or "backsliding"--elected leaders changing...