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Democratic Backsliding

The steady weakening of democratic norms, institutions, and checks on power.

  1. 2025

    2 items
    Curtis Yarvin wants American democracy toppled. He has some prominent Republican fans.
    Curtis Yarvin's Plot Against America
    Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy Is Done. Powerful Conservatives Are Listening.
    Jan 15

    Yarvin's anti-democratic theories infiltrate GOP policy from fringe blogs

    Corporate dictatorship blueprint enters mainstream

    Curtis Yarvin
    J.D. Vance
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    Marc Andreessen
    Michael Anton
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    6 figures

  2. 2021

    2 items

  3. 2007

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Key figures in Democratic Backsliding

7 figures
Curtis Yarvin
Neo-reactionary theorist and anti-democratic blogger
J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States
Donald Trump
President of the United States
Marc Andreessen
Venture capitalist and Andreessen Horowitz co-founder
Michael Anton
State Department Director of Policy Planning
Peter Thiel
Billionaire tech investor and Republican megadonor
Steve Bannon
Former Trump strategist