Democracy's Sunset: There's a 70% Chance the Constitution Will Be Suspended

Democracy's Sunset: There's a 70% Chance the Constitution Will Be Suspended

The democratic moment is over. There’s a 70 percent chance that the Constitution will be suspended before the legal end of the current administration. The chance of a suspension grows to 110 percent in case of an actual emergency, like a 9/11-style attack. But a majority of Americans aren’t interested in democracy anymore. They want their strongman. Nothing else explains the country’s surrender to the degradation of the country’s institutions si…