On January 27th of 2017, seated in front of the Presidential Seal, U.S President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13769, barring any citizen from seven countries -- Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, …
Unconfirmed and Unaccountable: Trump’s Embrace of Acting Agency Heads Erodes Democracy by Nicholas Bornstein
Just over a month ago, President Donald Trump remarked to a group of reporters that, “…my actings are doing really great… I sort of like ‘acting’. It gives me more flexibility; do you understand …
How the Republican Party Failed to Keep a Populist Demagogue off of the 2016 Presidential Ballot by Kendall Sirica
In the months leading up to and following Donald Trump receiving the official nomination as the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, it was obvious that Democratic politicians opposed him, but, …
How Britain’s Farewell to the EU Threatens the Irish Peace Process – by Brady Mokrzycki
On May 22nd 1998, a referendum determined that a majority of Northern Ireland’s population wished to remain a part of the United Kingdom. The Good Friday Agreement between the governments of Northern …
The Democratic System in Today’s Political Climate
The increasing polarization in the American two-party system may be a step towards democratic erosion. By Adelyn Davidson The democratic system was adopted in the United States to unite …
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The Specter of Voter Fraud: Donald Trump and the Delegitimization of Election Integrity by Benjamin Wuesthoff
During the final Presidential debate of the 2016 election, then candidate Donald Trump alarmed pundits and politicians alike as he declined to confirm whether or not he would accept the results of the …