This is my theme song.
In the US especially, many say majority rule threatens minority rights or the rule of law. But if anything, powerful (geographic, economic) *minorities* use minority rule institutions to crush both majorities and less powerful minorities (racial, immigrant, LGBT, etc)
In the US especially, many say majority rule threatens minority rights or the rule of law. But if anything, powerful (geographic, economic) *minorities* use minority rule institutions to crush both majorities and less powerful minorities (racial, immigrant, LGBT, etc)
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Daniel Ziblatt
In a democracy, when and where should majorities rule? And when should their powers be limited? Steve Levitsky and I propose a framework to think through these questions in a new piece in the January 2025 issue of 'Journal of Democracy'
muse.jhu.edu/article/947880
muse.jhu.edu/article/947880
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Honestly the major exception to this pattern in US history is the 2024 popular vote going to the coup candidate