The truth is the United States has never been a truly free trade country, that is allowing other countries free access to US trade markets. However, recently the United States has drafted legislation …
Losing the Plot: Democracy is the Solution, not the Problem by Sam Sharman @ Georgia State University
As academics, pundits, and causal observers respond to widespread democratic erosion across the western world, many have argued that to counter democratic erosion, we need less democracy. However, …
Will Racial Disparities Lead to Democratic Erosion? by Eseosa Osayi @ Georgia State University
Racial Disparities & Democratization The racial disparities in the criminal justice system seem to be covert, but with research can easily be seen over time. Criminalizing one group of Americans …
The Art of the Compromise (?): A Playbook by Sam Sharman @ Georgia State University
To personally experience the issues of polarization discussed throughout this course, my class split into groups of five with the goal of agreeing on a general solution to reduce gun violence in the …
“Mission Accomplished!”: Donald Trump’s Use of Social Media as a Tool of Distraction by Judson Elsholz @ Georgia State University
President Donald J. Trump’s use of social media, namely Twitter, has set a surprising new precedence for administrative communications in the United States. Trump himself has referred to his frequent …
Countering Media Hegemony: The Perspective of Propaganda by Michelle Sto. Tomas @ University of the Philippines, Diliman
The purpose of hegemony of Antonio Gramsci to originally create discourse on the domination of the ruling elites to preserve power and control has evolved to how mass media have been used …