Elise Jonas-Delson

A Puerto Rican Referendum Would Bolster Representative Democracy

U.S. congressional lawmakers have begun the process of drafting legislation to allow Puerto Ricans to determine their territorial status, highlighting potential implications for the island’s ability...

Marcos, Misinformation, and Myopia: A Cautionary Tale

University of California, San Diego

Less than a mere two generations after Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship, populist myopia has upended the Philippines election cycle—a stark warning to the rest of the world of the dangers of digital...