Wait, you argued against the common theories about the rise of Trumpism, but then you didn't offer an alternative theory? Nor did you promise one in the next installment.
That wasn't the goal. The point was to show how, according to everything political scientists know about democracy and authoritarianism, America is in a great position to restore its democracy. But to do that, I had to address some common arguments to the contrary. The question of what *did* cause democracy to fail, while certainly important, is beyond the scope of this essay.
Wait, you argued against the common theories about the rise of Trumpism, but then you didn't offer an alternative theory? Nor did you promise one in the next installment.
That wasn't the goal. The point was to show how, according to everything political scientists know about democracy and authoritarianism, America is in a great position to restore its democracy. But to do that, I had to address some common arguments to the contrary. The question of what *did* cause democracy to fail, while certainly important, is beyond the scope of this essay.