Photo: MARIO TAMA/Getty Images via AFP
Photo: MARIO TAMA/Getty Images via AFP

Politics

The Race to Save America’s Democracy

Trump’s administration may seem chaotic, but Americans should not take the integrity of next year’s elections for granted.

First published in The Atlantic on September 28, 2025.

by Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic
October 9, 2025 | reading time: 6 Min.

Donald Trump likes to say he doesn’t actually lose elections–only the “rigged” ones. Such comments are not mere bluster, like the president’s boasts about golf. They are threats to democracy, which is more fragile than many Americans may realize.

© SZ - You can acquire rights to the article here.