Week 2: The State of American Democracy

Wednesday, September 2

• Levitsky, Steven, and Daniel Ziblatt. 2018. “How Wobbly Is Our Democracy?” The New York Times.

  • As a Holy Cross student, you have acces to The New York Times. In you haven’t done so, please sign up for an account via Ignite (it should appear under “Apps”)

• Tyranny of the Minority, chapters 1 and 2.

Friday, September 4 - No in-person meeting

• Read chapter 5 of the V-Dem Institute’s “Democracy Report 2026” ahead of class time.

• See Canvas for an activity in lieu of class (must be completed by 5 pm)