Malak Ibrahim

Land of the Free, Home of the… Silent? Democratic Backsliding in Trump’s America

At one point in the not-so-distant past, the words “democracy” and “America” were seemingly synonymous. Since the 2016 election, the American political landscape has experienced dramatic democratic...

Netanyahu’s Not-So-Stealthy Authoritarianism

Boston University

Long considered to be the “Middle East’s only democracy,” Israel as it stands today is a shell of the idealistic Jewish utopia its Zionist founder once envisioned. The Israeli government has been...