Democrats watch from the sidelines as Trump administration dismantles democratic institutions – party still suffering from election hangover, expert says

“The Democrats are in such bad shape right now that if they try to engage in a significant fight, it won't go well,” says Risto E. J. Penttilä.

We know this well: our democracies are threatened on all sides. From Washington to Buenos Aires, from Budapest to Ankara, the very principles that are at the foundation of democratic institutions, the separation of powers, freedom of expression and especially of the press, respect for minorities, are vexing under blows [...]