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The Supreme Court Majority Is Functioning as a Political Arm of Trump

The Republican-appointed majority of the Supreme Court is playing a shell game with the American people. In the guise of making procedural decisions on cases […]

THE Abuser, Part 1

“Abuser” is defined in Cambridge Dictionary as “someone who treats another person in a cruel, violent or unfair way.” “Abuse” is defined in Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “a […]

500+ Organizations, Including D21, Condemn Political Violence And Stand Together Against Trump’s Threats To Nonprofit Groups

The following open letter, signed by more than 500 organizations including Democracy 21, was released this week: We the undersigned unequivocally condemn the murder of […]

John Roberts’ Historic Failure as Supreme Court Chief Justice, Part 1

Chief Justice John Roberts is smart and skilled. He will be remembered, however, as a historic failure. This is not a claim to make lightly, […]

NBC News: In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court ‘s handling of Trump cases

“Federal judges are frustrated with the Supreme Court for increasingly overturning lower court rulings involving the Trump administration with little or no explanation, with some worried […]

Meet the Faux King, the Successor to “Mad King” George III

If you doubt that President Trump considers himself beyond reproach, just note two recent Trump declarations. On August 22, Trump proclaimed (falsely), “I am actually […]

Federal Judge and U.S. Attorney’s Office Detailed Reasons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s Sex-Crimes Felony Convictions and Her 20-Year Sentence

By Fred Wertheimer President, Democracy 21 On December 29, 2021, a federal jury found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of five felony counts, including conspiracy to transport […]

Fred Wertheimer In Slate: “There’s Only One Conclusion to Draw From Trump’s Newfound Leniency for Ghislaine Maxwell”

The following op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer was published on Slate: Read on Slate or below: Slate  |  8/14/25 There’s Only One Conclusion […]

Americans Have Never Accepted Corruption And Will Not Now

The Robber Baron era of the late 19th century. The Watergate scandals of the 1970s. The soft money influence-buying scandals of the 1990s. All horrendous […]

A Vicious, Vengeful, Vindictive, Volatile President

“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” English politician and historian Lord Acton wrote in 1887. Almost a century and a half later, […]