US Democracy Status Questioned by Global Watchdog
A recent global democracy report reveals a grim reality: autocracies now outnumber democracies for the first time in two decades, with nearly three-quarters of the world’s population living under autocratic rule. The United States, currently categorized as an “electoral democracy,” faces a potential downgrade to “electoral autocracy” due to President Trump’s rapid erosion of democratic norms. This erosion includes unprecedented actions such as mass pardons of political allies, disregard for court orders, and direct attacks on the judiciary and independent institutions. Experts warn that the speed of these actions mirrors, and even surpasses, similar moves by authoritarian leaders in other countries, creating an extremely precarious situation for American democracy.
John Q. Hosedrinker