On February 15th, 2019 President Trump held a national press conference announcing his declaration of a National Emergency at the Border with Mexico. This declaration allowed him to utilize his …
Erosion by the Polarized Judiciary: Has the United States Supreme Court already failed? by Kenneth Coleman
The Bush v. Gore (2000) decision has been scrutinized as the most partisan decision by the Supreme Court, arguably in history, but certainly for the last several decades. Justice John Paul Stevens in …
Legal Methods for Jair Bolsonaro to Engage in Democratic Erosion in Brazil By Shiva Kangeyan
On October 28, 2018, Jair Bolsonaro of the Social Liberal Party was elected President of Brazil. Despite the party's name, politically Bolsonaro can be categorized as espousing several authoritarian …
“Anti-Corruption” Politics: A Threat to Mongolia’s “Oasis of Democracy” by Charlotte Bairey
In 2016, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry regaled Mongolia as an “oasis of democracy” in contrast to its neighbors such as China and Russia. Following its Democratic Revolution of 1990, Mongolia has …
Protected: The Cyberwar Against Taiwanese Democracy
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Checks and Balances in Mongolia and the United States- Malak Arafa
Mongolia and the United States are both prime examples of how weakened checks on the executive branch can lead to a lack of trust in democratic institutions and ultimately to executive aggrandizement. …
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