Melissa Ma - Democratic Erosion

Understanding the Disintegration of the Dominican Republic by Melissa Ma @ Ohio State University

Early spring marks the brutality of midterms, papers and presentations for most college students. What is even more grueling is the fact that Midwesterners will often meet this new season with...

Are We Losing Federal Checks in the Midst of Polarization? By Melissa Ma @ Ohio State University

Ohio State University

I, along with hundreds of thousands of elementary school kids, habitually stood in front of the American flag and recited the “Pledge of Allegiance.” Moving into middle school, we were taught that...

IS POPULISM THE BEGINNING OF THE END? MELISSA MA @ OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Ohio State University

The formula for democratic erosion in the modern era is lethal: clear, public and incremental changes to the legal framework of a democracy in the name of a national interest. President Donald...