Starts With You

In the lead-up to the 2024 election, a common topic of discussion was the idea that democracy was on the ballot. With Donald Trump having won the election, there is much discussion about whether U.S. democratic institutions will be strong enough to withstand a threat to democracy.

This project is a politically neutral effort to consider these issues:

When we talk about democracy, what do we mean?

Why is democracy good?

How are democracies sustained and in what circumstances are they not?