Jillian Newman - Democratic Erosion

IS THE MEXICAN CORRUPTION CASE A SIGN OF DEMOCRATIC STRENGTHENING? BY JILLIAN NEWMAN @ OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Last year, a corruption case was filed against the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Mexico’s ruling party, by state prosecutors in Chihuahua. Dozens of PRI party members and politicians have...

Civil Resistance Gives me Hope for America by Jillian Newman @ Ohio State University

Ohio State University

“Fight for freedom” was the mantra of the night. As I heard this phrase said all night, I felt hope and pride for the United States. Earlier this year, I attended an open mic night at a local café....

Trump’s Fake News Awards Are a Threat to American Democracy By Jillian Newman @ Ohio State University

Ohio State University

Donald Trump’s recent Fake News Awards may seem like just another harmless jab by Trump to the media that he often taunts, but it is much more than that. To have a sitting president attack his own...