Democrats Have Corporate Power. They Should Use It.
Business leaders and consumers need to work together to stop the Republican Party's slide toward authoritarianism.
Projecting soft power in Manhattan.
Photographer: ANGELA WEISS/AFPFor decades America has used its soft power as an essential tool in the battle against authoritarianism abroad. Now the Democratic Party and supporters of democracy must exercise a variation of soft power in the struggle against authoritarianism at home.
The past two weeks of rage against election math have confirmed how thoroughly illiberal the Republican Party has become. But some institutions that aid and abet the party’s assault on democracy have been shamed into ending their support. Such efforts, and similar extensions of cultural and commercial power, will be necessary to raise the cost of anti-democratic behavior.