Teach political theory at Duke, but from Chicago. Interested in legitimate opposition, militant democracy and other stuff.
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Democrats can and should defend democracy. @clopezguerra1 and I make the case in this piece: theguardian.com/commentisfre…
By creating uncertainty about which way he (and other GOP senators) will vote on Trump's conviction, has Mitch McConnell created an incentive for Trump to rein in his behavior before the inauguration? Perhaps I am just seeing things.
Hear me pontificate about recent events:
Insurrection, Policing and Democracy | Media Briefing youtu.be/WuA34E-2pqw via @YouTube
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📺 Watch live at 11AM: @DukeFirearmsLaw's Darrell Miller joins @DukeU scholars Adriane Lentz-Smith and Alex Kirshner (@ASKirshner) to discuss 'Insurrection, Policing and Democracy' in the wake of the DC Capitol riot. ⤵️
At 11 AM, three Duke scholars discuss the ongoing and historical threat of insurrection, the police response to the Capitol riot, and the potential for more violence
youtube.com/watch?v=WuA34E-2…
It seems important to keep in mind that democracies almost always feature antidemocrats. The problems we face are not foreign to our political system.
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Racial terrorism and coups in the USA
Overthrew a Biracial Government in 1898 | HISTORY history.com/news/wilmington-…
When I started working on how democracies should respond to antidemocrats one of my doctoral advisors worried that the topic lacked relevance. I wish he had been right.
I think today's events illustrate that Congress should have sought to remove Trump some time ago....
.@ASKirshner and I wrote weeks ago that democracy requires Congress to "use this lame-duck period to impeach, convict and disqualify Donald Trump from pursuing public office in the future." Looks like many are starting to reach the same conclusion. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
I think this is one of the most interesting choices that oppositions must make: participate in unfair elections or boycott. washingtonpost.com/world/the…
This retweet is an endorsement (is that how this works?)
Donald Trump can – and should – be stopped from running in 2024 | Alexander Kirshner and Claudio López-Guerra theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Friends, I would like to share with you the article I wrote with @mstalanquer, "Constitutional Origins and Liberal Democracy: A Global Analysis, 1900-2015", forthcoming in American Political Science Review. The article is available in PDF form in my personal website.
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Democracy need not supply its enemies with the means to destroy it. Alexander Kirshner (@ASKirshner) and I wrote this piece for The Guardian. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Alex Kirshner's newest op-ed outlines how legitimate opposition and political rivalry makes the American political system work ⤵️
🔗 thehill.com/opinion/campaign… @thehill
This excellent tweet, by my good friend Claudio-López Guerra
Saving legitimate opposition, by my good friend Alex Kirshner thehill.com/opinion/campaign…