In a 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court found that Colorado did not have the power to remove Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot. Though the justices had a difference of opinion on how the ruling was decided, their overall agreement was that individual states should not have the power to decide who would be eligible to run for president. That may be the best-case scenario for the 2024 election, according to panelist Mo Elleithee. 

“For anyone on the left, anyone who’s worried about Trump, [this election] has to be up to the voters. Trumpism has to be beat at the ballot box,” says Elleithee. As Trump’s candidacy moves forward, will the left shift its focus away from trying to beat Trump in the courtroom?

Meanwhile, commitment to democracy across the globe remains strong, says a poll from the <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/02/28/representative-democracy-remains-a-popular-ideal-but-people-around-the-world-are-critical-of-how-its-working/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pew Research Center</a>. But a closer look <a href="https://apnews.com/article/global-democracy-poll-government-politics-autocracy-bad95f3d53d0bb2c8d244f344654d1c7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reveals that satisfaction with the democratic process may be taking a hit</a>. What’s at the root of a growing desire for stronger, singular leaders?

Controversy over Google’s AI tool Gemini raises familiar questions about the trustworthiness of our institutions. Is it much ado about nothing, or a chance to deeply inspect our ideas about bias?

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