The Interfaith Forum, organized by Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza’s One Providence Initiative, united around two different ideas of “faith.” For organizers and attendees, there was not much faith in …
War on Drugs or War on Humanity by Asen Grigorov @ Boston University
In the last year the Philippines has experienced death toll due to the extreme anti-drug policy conducted by the current President Rodrigo Duterte. The President has established the “war on drugs” …
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A State of Chaos: Maine Fights for Democracy by Matthew Jarrell @ Brown University
Federalism is a powerful weapon for state and local governments against an anti-democratic agenda in Washington. Creeping authoritarianism within State Houses, however, is an entirely different matter …
Polarization and Executive Aggrandizement in Egypt by Michaela Kollin @ Boston University
In his article in the Journal of Democracy, “Thinking About Hybrid Regimes,” Larry Diamond describes a hybrid regime as a regime that exists in countries that have democratic elections but not civil …
“Alternative” Fact is Not a Problem for Democracy by Will Conard @ Brown University
The rise of populist candidates in global politics has been accompanied by a resurgence of mistrust toward news media from both liberal and conservative parties. Arguments on the necessity of accurate …
Student Activism Today Is Aimed More at Policy Than Democracy. By Aidan Calvelli @ Brown University
From the Vietnam War protests on campuses to the Sudanese divestment campaign (that Brown students like Scott Warren helped lead), students have long spoke out on political issues. Just last year, …