Sleepwalking Toward a Post Democracy America
The GOP is demolishing our guardrails and doing all they can to end democracy as we know it—and eventually, they'll succeed. And those of us on the margins stand to lose everything.
Brynn Tannehill
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Brynn Tannehill is a Naval Academy graduate, former naval aviator, author, and senior defense analyst. She currently lives in Northern Virginia with her wife and three children.
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“Religion” Is Not Good for America
The white, patriarchal Christian Right is trying to shove this country toward a theocratic, autocratic fascist state despite a growing attrition from organized religion.
Gloves Are Off on School Mask Mandates
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The Far Right and Anti-Trans Movements’ Unholy Alliance
Trans people have been under assault, by GOP legislators, the Religious Right, white nationalists—and anti-trans feminists. And it's now escalating to an all-out war.
The Mindless Ideology of the Zombie GOP
Republicans' only agenda is inchoate rage, hatred, and obstruction. And they’ll stop at nothing to destroy everything in their wake.
The GOP Has a Choice: Democracy or its Base
The US will either end up a multi-racial democracy, or it will become a single party state ruled by a white minority. Unfortunately, Republicans may just determine our fate.
What If He Wins Again?
For many Americans, envisioning a second Trump term is terrifying. But it’s not wrong to imagine the worst.
The Authoritarians at the Gate
When we go to the polls, by mail or by booth between now and November, we are casting a ballot to save our Democracy.
The Chaos to Come
Regardless of whether Donald Trump wins or loses in November, we face a dangerous period after the election that will test an electoral process wholly unprepared for a President intent on breaking the systems of Democracy.