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While populism cuts a deep current through American political history, so too does its antithesis. Standing in its path is a form of constitutional politics—the practice of persuasion, negotiation, and compromise, the art of acknowledging irreconcilable differences, of appreciating diversity in how people want to live their own lives, and of recognizing the limits to collective action. Populism is vindictive, spurred by the desire to seek revenge on those in power because of a sense of prolonged injustice.

Join political scientists Frances Lee of Princeton University, Steven Levitsky of Harvard University and coauthor of Tyranny of the Minority, and Kurt Weyland of the University of Texas at Austin and author of Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat, to explore some of the new theories and approaches to the challenges facing American democracy in 2023 and beyond, including proposed solutions. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Register for upcoming programs: https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/americas-town-hall-programs Visit our media library to discover more online classes, podcasts, and Town Hall conversations: https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/media-library Subscribe to the National Constitution Center on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ConstitutionCenter?sub_confirmation=1 Follow the National Constitution Center on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/constitutionctr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConstitutionCtr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/constitutionctr/ Sign up for our newsletter: https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001isJLcA0NBDU2D_HGg2ohDtUUbfEfE-Gpl9t1---7rRBAsT4f5B7IV2UbsNZFPIVvYFY1ZtLK4zENNfTuda3Z_WJBoefPS8mnvM8KMyfAOq4%3D

From rhetoric to action, a constitutional analysis of populism - Volume 20 Issue 3

The Founding Fathers believed that personal self-government was necessary for political self-government.

According to our research, populist governments have deepened corruption, eroded individual rights, and inflicted serious damage on democratic institutions.

The man, Douglass Mackey, spread internet memes meant to fool people into not voting for Hillary Clinton in 2016.

A jury found Douglass Mackey’s tweets amounted to voter suppression.

U.S. GDP significantly outpaced countries like Japan and Canada last year, the International Monetary Fund estimated in January.

Sanders and Trump represent two different sides of American populism—and the uprisings they sparked could topple the established political order.

The Trump administration has been more successful on its own terms than many of us want to believe. But where is that headed?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Missed intelligence was to blame for the outmanned Capitol defenders' failure to anticipate the violent mob that invaded the iconic building and halted certification of the presidential election on Jan. 6, the officials who were in charge of security that day said Tuesday in their

It wasn’t just Putin who lost in the House vote on Ukraine aid.