The distinction between a republic and a democracy is a false dichotomy.

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• A decline in the cognitive abilities of the American electorate could threaten democracy. NWNatalie Wexler16 Jul 2026Americademocracy
• One person can start a nuclear war on his own authority in a democracy: the President of the United States asks permission of no one, and he is the only one who can do it. AJAnnie Jacobsen22 Mar 2024Americademocracy
• Rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets ASArnold Schwarzenegger30 Oct 2024Americademocracy
• The unanimous, reality-concealing rhetoric of American officials after September 11 seemed unworthy of a mature democracy SSSusan Sontag16 Sept 2001Americademocracy
• The United States is both a republic and a democracy. EVEugene Volokh14 Oct 2026Americademocracy

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