A free, liberal democracy should not spy on its citizens. But the United States does, and it may continue to indefinitely, which puts its citizens at risk of persecution — especially with the rise of …
Undermining the Miners: Political Strategies of Partisan Governments by Kaylie Piecuch @ Boston University
A democratic government is a type of a government representative of all constituents. Many Americans have held on to the belief that we are the winning Miss Democracy in a pageant for equality and …
Nevada and the right to legally bear weapons of a mass shooting: a freedom or a sign of democratic backsliding? by Dorothy Spector @ Boston University
In wake of the recent mass shooting in Nevada, one of the deadliest shootings in American history, the debate on why legislation's have not been put in place to prevent such events reappears. …
Spain, Stop Hiding Behind Smokescreens by Maxine Moore @ Boston University
While talk of a referendum regarding Catalonia becoming independent from Spain has been occurring for months, on October 1st, Catalonia finally voted. Madrid did everything in its power in hopes of …
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Corruption, Frustration, and the Risk of Democratic Breakdown in Brazil by Julia Banas @ Boston University
Brazil’s “The South is My Country” secessionist movement is only the most recent addition to what could be democratic breakdown. Brazil’s risk for democratic breakdown has only increased with the …
The Suffocation of Presidential Norms by Jarred Barlow @ Boston University
After Donald Trump’s latest Twitter-staged boxing match, this time with Republican Senator Bob Corker, it seems as though one more mound of soil has been dropped on the grave of presidential …
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