Democracy, Populism, & Domestic Politics, Power & Security, United States How to keep the military out of the 2020 election

For most of the nation’s history, Americans and the U.S. military have been able to take for granted peaceful transitions of power. People cast their ballots. The votes get counted, a new president forms a team, and a few months later, the military helps to put on a terrific inaugural parade. Such a tradition is no accident: Deliberate choices have long kept the U.S. armed forces subordinate to civilians and separated from politics. Our democracy has endured because both sides prefer it that way.

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