Jeremi Suri

U.S. Mint Expands Trump Coin Program, Announces “Family of Denominations” to Honor Entire Trump Tribe WASHINGTON — In a move Treasury officials called “a natural evolution of national branding,” the U.S.

Presidents and Coins… open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Why This Shutdown is Different A self-inflicted crisis exposes the limits of partisan power and the costs of political fatalism.

Why this Shutdown is Different.
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This is Democracy – Episode 308: Greenland and the Arctic Podcast Episode · This is Democracy · 10/02/2025 · 31m

Why Greenland is important and the future of the Arctic. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Revenge of History in Europe The Russian invasion of Ukraine changed Europe. Germany is struggling to increase its military power without losing its democracy.

Putin and Trump are harming democracy in Europe. Reflections from my visit to Germany.
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In Defense of Free Speech Free speech is more fragile than we admit. Guarding it requires courage, solidarity, and a refusal to let intimidation define our discourse.

Why free speech is under threat. What should we do? open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

This is Democracy – Episode 307: Deliberative Democracy Podcast Episode · This is Democracy · 09/18/2025 · 37m

How to replace demagogic democracy with more deliberative democracy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Wreckage of Kings A look at Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Ozymandias as a meditation on power, legacy, and the fleeting nature of authority—asking what lessons remain for us in the ruins of past empires.

More poetry for our troubled time. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

U.S. Coast Guard Launches Strike on Martha’s Vineyard Yacht, Citing “Ideological Threat” Breaking News

Breaking News! open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

The Center Cannot Hold: What Should We Do? In an age of extremism and instability, William Butler Yeats reminds us: the center must be rebuilt, not abandoned. Our future depends on conviction, creativity, and courage.

Some poetry for our predicament and pathways ahead. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Is America trapped in a cycle of political violence? - ABC listen A 22 year old man is in custody in Utah, as the United States deals with the aftershocks of the public murder of political activist, Charlie Kirk. while on stage at Utah Valley University. Acts of po...

My discussion of rising political violence. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

This is Democracy – Episode 306: Federal Science Funding Podcast Episode · This is Democracy · 09/09/2025 · 26m

How does federal science funding work? Why is it crucial for health, prosperity, and democracy? Our new podcast episode. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Glorifying War Will Harm Us All Trump’s glorification of war at home and abroad erodes democracy, fuels instability, and ignores the lessons real generals learned: war harms victors and vanquished alike.

Glorifying war, at home and abroad, will harm us all. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Event – GHI Washington

My Thursday panel in DC on the legacies of WWII will live stream:
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Indian-Americans Can Help Save Democracy Indian-Americans are among the nation’s most successful immigrant groups. Their resources, skills, and leadership are now essential to defending trade, immigration, and American democracy itself.

Indian-Americans have a central role to play in preserving American democracy. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Another Mass Shooting, And Again We Will Do Nothing… American society suffers from more mass shootings than any other. Until we reduce the weapons and violence in our society, the killings will continue.

Another mass shooting yesterday, more children dead. Why can’t we stop this? What should we do? My thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Why People are Lonely and Angry: Proximity Without Presence In a hyper-connected world, Americans are lonelier than ever. This essay explores how digital saturation, eroding trust, and fading third places fuel an emotional recession—and how we rebuild.

How loneliness and alienation threaten our democracy. What we must do. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Event – GHI Washington

DC Friends - please join our discussion on September 4 at 12pm. www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

3rd Baseline.

AI school offers challenge to public education: ‘They need to be accountable to their customer’ Austin’s Alpha School emphasizes AI tech and parental choice.

Zachary’s revealing report on the new AI school in Austin. A must listen. www.texasstandard.org/stories/alph...

Putin Pens Heartfelt Note to Melania, Proposes Bold Fix for U.S. Congressional Maps Putin pens a tender yet tactical note to Melania Trump, proposing a surreal gerrymandering scheme that would corral all Democrats into one giant, pixelated ‘District 666.'

Putin’s extraordinary letter to Melania Trump. democracyofhope.substack.com/p/putin-pens...

This is Democracy – Episode 305: New School Year Podcast Episode · This is Democracy · 08/21/2025 · 45m

With a new school year, our new podcast on the opportunities and challenges for the coming semester. With Dr. Jack Loveridge, Vice President of the El Paso Independent School Board. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Texas Gerrymanders 5 Seats For Trump Who is Trying to Stop the Dems From Taking the House in 2026 Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex

My interview about Texas drawing five new gerrymandered districts for Trump. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Opinion | The Mind-Boggling Intrusiveness of Donald J. Trump

The NY Times featured my research, along with other presidential historians, on the intrusiveness of the current administration in American society.
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Trump and Putin, One-on-One in the Presidential Limousine, August 15, 2025 This morning, Moscow released a transcript of Trump’s private meeting with Putin. It is very revealing.

Transcript of the private Putin-Trump meeting. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

An End-of-Week Mindshare on Democracy Gerrymandering has shaped U.S. politics from the nation’s founding to today, entrenching power, limiting competition, and challenging the very idea of representative democracy.

The history and harms of gerrymandering. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

This is Democracy – Episode 304: Russia-Ukraine War Update An update before Trump and Putin meet in Alaska. Ukraine’s resilience and shifting global alliances will shape the war’s next chapter. It will not end soon.

In anticipation of Friday’s Putin-Trump meeting, our update on the war in Ukraine. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Making Sense of the Texas Redistricting Fight In this detailed interview, Jeremi explains the history of redistricting and the current controversy.

My extended interview on Texas redistricting. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Governors Can Not Remove Elected Legislators. Period. A democracy must have an independent legislature. Only voters elect and unelect representatives.

No kings in statehouses or the White House. substack.com/@jeremiandza...

This is Democracy – Episode 304: Russia-Ukraine War Update Podcast Episode · This is Democracy · 08/07/2025 · 41m

Ukraine continues its heroic resistance to Russian aggression. Our update with Michael Kimmage. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Why Texas Redistricting Will Destroy Republicans When power cheats to survive, it dies faster. Texas Republicans' second gerrymander may protect incumbents—but at the cost of their legitimacy and voters' trust.

Those who cheat lose legitimacy to rule. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...