A Survival Guide for Democracies

摘要

Over the past seven months, Donald Trump has attacked what for many are the pillars of American democracy. He's blasted the news media, sowed distrust in the election process, and fired the FBI director for apparently political reasons. He has torn at the U.S.'s racial fabric, perhaps to embolden his base. Political scientists, historians, and other experts have been trying to gauge how much damage he's inflicting on democracy. The New Yorker wondered if the U.S. might be on the verge of a new civil war.