
When Democracy and Liberalism Collide: America’s Governance Crisis
The United States is dismantling the very institutions designed to solve its problems—a paradox that reveals a deeper conflict between democratic will and liberal principles.
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Marlies Murray is Program Officer for Domestic Political Affairs at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Washington, D.C. Previously, she worked at the Aspen Institute Germany.

The United States is dismantling the very institutions designed to solve its problems—a paradox that reveals a deeper conflict between democratic will and liberal principles.