Becca Richards

The Vazrazhdane Party: A Study in Polarization in Bulgaria

On January 12th, 2022, a violent demonstration over vaccine and mask mandates from the far-right led to an attempt on seizing the Parliament building in Sofia. As this rift between the far-right and...

Borat: A Sign American Democracy Can Be “Very Nice”

Ohio State University

While a sign of robust democracy has always been the freedom of the press and freedom of speech, there can be moments where this freedom contributes to democratic backsliding. Democratic backsliding...