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KF Senior Fellow @DavidAFrench joins #TheStakes with @bradrourke to discuss the return of “wretched ideas” once discredited by history.

As memories of past failures fade and charismatic leaders who are capable of reshaping culture and politics rise to power, Americans are becoming increasingly receptive to tariffs, political patronage, and authoritarianism.

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For clarity, this is a trillion: $1,000,000,000,000.

Jeffrey Winters, author, professor, and scholar of oligarchy, unpacks the magnitude of what is lost for all Americans when oligarchs aren't held accountable in the newest episode of #TheContext: https://t.co/7LRXJjN4Es

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How do politically connected family networks become vehicles for corruption and unchecked power? KF Senior Fellow @RuthBenGhiat explains in a new Lucid essay.

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KF Senior Fellow Maureen O’Connor is taking the fight for fair, independent courts directly to the public.

Catch up on the road trip where judges from both parties took a Midwest bus tour to help people understand why courts that follow the law—not politics—are essential: https://t.co/7aXhKQKAuI

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Get to know Dayton Democracy Fellow Debi Chess, whose entire career has been dedicated to “cultivating environments for people to thrive and feel connected.”

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KF Senior Fellow @RuthBenGhiat explains how democracies weaken over time and why resilient institutions, independent media, and civic participation remain essential to a thriving democracy.

https://t.co/Q8kl8iOZ9k

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Democracy work is happening everywhere.

News & Notes helps you follow the people, partnerships, and ideas shaping Kettering Foundation’s work. Read the latest issue: https://t.co/PoHhKtLLI6

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Watch KF Senior Fellow @RuthBenGhiat answer the internet’s burning questions about dictatorships, corrupt governments, and kleptocracy on WIRED’s #TechSupport: https://t.co/ScER1T1sgU

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New on the Focus Group podcast, KF Senior Fellow @SarahLongwell25 talks with @HC_Richardson about patriotism and America’s complicated history.

What lessons can we draw from the past as we consider America’s future? https://t.co/RpsOkPhTLk

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KF Senior Fellow @BillKristol examines recent ICE shootings and the broader questions they raise about government accountability:

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KF Fanning Fellow @JudyWoodruff emphasizes the importance of accurate reporting and local news in a recent speech at the Vail Symposium: https://t.co/rv1TULCwiy

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As we continue to reflect on #America250, watch a brief history lesson and a reading of “The Star-Spangled Banner” by KF Senior Fellow @SarahLongwell25: https://t.co/vNhUFpoQ0l

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From Independence Hall in Philadelphia, KF Fanning Fellow @JudyWoodruff explores the idea of America as an ongoing democratic experiment—one each generation is challenged to strengthen and renew. https://t.co/mKv6DwqUQO

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Our democracy depends on a justice system that protects people, not power.

In the latest #FromManyWe, Gaea Logan argues that the rule of law is about more than punishment and deterrence. Examples like the proposed $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization” Fund show that impunity is corrosive to the very foundations of a democratic society. https://t.co/xRoIOauP3n

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While Supreme Court headlines move fast, KF Senior Fellow @DavidAFrench and Sarah Isgur are helping Advisory Opinions listeners understand what the decisions actually mean. Discover how this term’s decisions are shaping the rights, institutions, and balance of power that affect us all:

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KF Senior Fellow @staceyabrams alerts that the Supreme Court's ruling in the Slaughter decision allows President Trump to replace qualified officials with loyalists—step 5 of the authoritarian playbook: https://t.co/fs3UQWnjkZ

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“It is insufficient to be outraged without engagement.”

KF Senior Fellow @StaceyAbrams joins Mark Updegrove on Live from the LBJ Library to discuss the threats facing democracy and the courage, clarity, and action needed to protect it: https://t.co/muPzfiyssF

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CFK Global Fellow Urban Strandberg shares the many reasons why he sees this generation of youth as “today’s truth tellers, with the clearest sight and the courage to speak truth to power as well as to their fellow citizens” in today’s #ResilienceResistance: https://t.co/cC1V1SUCDo

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How are voter attitudes about birthright citizenship changing?

Drawing on recent focus groups, KF Senior Fellow @SarahLongwell25 explores how opinions on immigration are evolving and what those shifts could mean for the national political conversation. https://t.co/qU8aJqHeEY

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In her latest essay, KF Senior Fellow @RuthBenGhiat argues that defending democracy means reclaiming patriotism as pride in our multiracial, multifaith society—and refusing to let anyone define America by exclusion. https://t.co/FEQIBER2HT

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What does America's 250th anniversary say about our future? KF Senior Fellow @BillKristol argues that the nation's greatest strength lies in the enduring ideals of liberty, self-government, and democratic resilience. https://t.co/b91BBLxQ8X