The White House has come to rely on unilateral powers to make policy. Is that good for democracy?
Public figures who place the preservation of the separation of powers and checks and balances ahead of their party—known as institutionalists—have a history in the United States that goes back to the founding of our democratic republic.
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Can tech cure our loneliness? Host Brittany Luse sits down with Karsh Institute Practitioner Fellow Sam Pressler, who studies community and social connection, to break it all down.
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The Karsh Institute's Melody Barnes joins Charles Cooke of The National Review, Joanne Freeman of Yale University, Yuval Levin of the American Enterprise Institute, and the National Constitutional Center's Jeffrey Rosen to discuss the American tradition of presidential power.
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UVA Weldon Cooper economists predict Virginia’s gross domestic product in 2025 will increase 2.4%, outpacing national GDP growth. Statewide inflation will moderate, and the consumer price index will rise 2.6%, a 0.1 percentage point decrease from the CPI growth measured in 2023 and 2024.
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The Karsh Institute’s Laurent Dubois and Jessica Kimpell Johnson examine the moral and practical justifications for democracy, discuss how it can address the challenges of our time, and make the case for why—despite its imperfections—democracy remains the most compelling form of government.
Cooperative activity in the associations of civil society helps make future acting together possible, Karsh Institute Research Director Jessica Kimpell Johnson writes in a guest column.
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A little more than 24 hours after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, six UVA music students gathered to analyze the sounds—and silences—of the ceremony, examining how these auditory elements are part of the rituals and practices that both reflect and shape democratic culture.
"Centering everyday experiences has the potential to broaden our understanding of the Revolution in order to consider the profound consequences of a prolonged military conflict waged among civilian populations," writes Lauren Duval, a Karsh Institute Gibson Fellow in Democracy.
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“It is not unusual for a president—within hours or days of inauguration—to sign executive orders to quickly advance new policies or reverse existing ones,” said Karsh Institute Executive Director Barnes.
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Amid the presidential transition, the Karsh Institute's Melody Barnes joined Swiss National Radio’s Tout un Monde to examine the resilience of American institutions and strategies for safeguarding democracy.
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