{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rule of Law and Democracy","provider_url":"https:\/\/conferences.law.stanford.edu\/rule-of-law-and-democracy","author_name":"moneill2","author_url":"https:\/\/conferences.law.stanford.edu\/rule-of-law-and-democracy\/author\/moneill2\/","title":"Zachary Elkins - Rule of Law and Democracy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KssbQvUCws\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conferences.law.stanford.edu\/rule-of-law-and-democracy\/speakers\/zachary-elkins\/\">Zachary Elkins<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.law.stanford.edu\/rule-of-law-and-democracy\/speakers\/zachary-elkins\/embed\/#?secret=KssbQvUCws\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Zachary Elkins&#8221; &#8212; Rule of Law and Democracy\" data-secret=\"KssbQvUCws\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/conferences.law.stanford.edu\/rule-of-law-and-democracy\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/conferences.law.stanford.edu\/rule-of-law-and-democracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/225\/2025\/08\/Zachary_Elkins_profile_image-2.jpeg","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"description":"Zachary Elkins\u202fis a professor in UT\u2019s\u202fGovernment Department where he has taught since 2008.\u00a0\u00a0 He is currently working on a book manuscript,\u202f\u201cSteal this Constitution: Essays in The Drift and Mastery of Constitutional Design,\u201d\u202fwhich examines the design and diffusion of democratic institutions, and the author of \u202fThe Endurance of National Constitutions, which explores the factors that lead [&hellip;]"}