On September 18, 2020, the Supreme Court delivered shocking news: longtime liberal stalwart Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87 years old. Despite democratic norms against seating a new Justice …
Master Manipulators: How the PiS’s Strategy for Media Control Was Hampered by the Public
Poland’s media problem began with President Andrzej Duda’s election in 2015. He started with blatant attempts to control the commanding heights of the media, especially public television. Duda …
Transactional Politics: The Case for Getting Stuff Done
The 116th Congress has passed just 193 bills into law. While Congress still has a few months left in its current term, these numbers pale in comparison to the numbers of the past. Congress has turned …
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The Purpose of an Independent Media in Democracy and the Loss of Credibility
On October 5, President Trump gave a news conference on the state of the recent election. At that time, Biden had been leading in key states and it appeared that his victory was imminent. However, in …
Lessons in Democratic Erosion: The Case of India
Democracy in India is certainly at risk, if not already subverted, a demise that has been turbocharged under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. That such a state of affairs is unfolding in India is …
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The Men Behind Trump: The Threat to American Democracy Isn’t Over Yet
Last week, President Donald Trump was voted out of office by an American populace ready to replace him. This rightly seems like a signal that the majority of Americans are ready to move past Trump’s …
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