U.S. Democracy Is In Freefall - And the Press Is Barely Covering It

One of the world’s leading democracy trackers says America is no longer itself a liberal democracy. The finding should have dominated national political coverage.

(Trump berates NBC News’ Kristen Welker after throwing his lapel mic onto the floor. / June 7, 2026)

In March 2026, one of the world’s leading democracy monitors reported a democratic catastrophe in the United States. But three months later, you’re probably hearing about it for the first time right now.

V-Dem, among the most respected global democracy mo…