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Report: US Downgraded From Liberal Democracy for First Time

U.S.Report: US Downgraded From Liberal Democracy for First Time

Report: US Downgraded From Liberal Democracy for First Time
Above: Demonstrators at Federal Plaza in Chicago on Jan. 20. Image credit: Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu/Getty Images

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 30% chance the U.S. will continuously be a Liberal Democracy until 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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