Samy Castaneda

The Demise of Democracy: Threat of Autocracy in El Salvador

The scene in El Salvador’s legislature in February 2020 appeared to come straight out of a dictatorship: Armed Forces and National Civil Police troops armed with rifles and gear were ordered to...

Political Circuses in the U.S. and Mexico: Avoiding the Coronavirus Pandemic and Embracing Democratic Erosion

Williams College

Headline stories such as President Trump banning TikTok in the U.S. and President Andrés Manual Lopéz Obrador commenting on high profile Mexican elites’ scandals have taken over the media and these...