democracy

3 briefs

power 2026-05-10

After Orban

Peter Magyar just became Hungary's prime minister. His hardest problem isn't Orban's loyalists. It's the system Orban built to survive anyone who tried to replace him.

power 2026-05-02

Brazil's Congress Just Voted to Free the Man Who Tried to Overthrow Its Democracy

Two-thirds of Brazil's Congress overrode Lula's veto of a bill that would reduce Bolsonaro's 27-year coup sentence to just over two years. The Supreme Court is the last line of defense, and Bolsonaro's son is already tied with Lula in presidential polls.

power 2026-04-16

The DOJ Just Said Trump Can Burn His Papers

The Justice Department declared the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional. The law was passed because a president tried to do exactly this before.