(AP Photo/Juan Karita) After nearly a year in exile, former President Evo Morales returned to Bolivia on November 9th to a crowd of adoring fans at the Argentinian border. In spite of his …
Enabling Democratic Erosion: How Polish Government Polarized the Society
Scholars of political science who study the phenomenon of democratic erosion often analyze the relationship of it with polarization. While there is no academic consensus on which one causes which, a …
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How Twitter Changes Stealth Authoritarian’s Approach to News Media
In the grand scheme of checks and balances on authoritarian tendencies, the media ideally plays an impartial role as a guardrail against democratic backsliding. 2016 posed a unique challenge to this …
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How Populist Tactics Solidify the Legitimacy of North Korea’s Supreme Leader
The core of populism is in creating an image of the people and representing them to justify political power. [1] It is based on a myth as “the people” as a singular entity does not exist. A populist …
Donald Trump Uses Populist Methods for Arguments at Presidential Debate
September 29, 2020; the first presidential debate for the 2020 sent shockwaves into the nation that watched Donald Trump and Joe Biden insult each other live on television and streaming sites. The …
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Could Voting By Mail Impact the Election and Contribute to Democratic Backsliding?
Due to the COVID pandemic, there has been a surge of interest in mail-in ballots. President Trump and his administration claims voter fraud is rampant prior to the November presidential election; …
