American Wonk
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American Wonk
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Hanging in there.
As reported by Scientific American
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This research suggests autocracies do not become democracies because the leader dies, which makes complete sense to me. You need to remove them by "regular" process, or by revolt, after which there's about 35%-45% chance of becoming democracies after the leader is removed.
September 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
From the Guardian: Cuomo was funded by Republican billionaires.
June 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Buried in the Guardian's article about the so-called "centrist" "Democrat" Cuomo's loss yesterday is the fact that he was funded by Republican billionaires.
June 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Since we can't seem to take action promptly, this is what we should be focused on: changing who Congress is in 2026. We should be doing more now, but we aren't. Let's try to get this done:
June 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Not just Schumer:
March 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM