COVID-19 is Strengthening Federalism in America, a Key Combatant of Democratic Erosion
Many scholars have argued that American democracy has been slowly decaying, culminating in the election of populist Donald Trump. Political...
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Death Sentence: Wisconsin’s Democratic Primary Spells Trouble for American Democracy
As the 2020 Democratic Primary season ramped up, the bloated field of candidates quickly collapsed to two as frontrunners Joe Biden and Bernie...
The Latest Battle Over Voting: Vote By Mail
Earlier in the year and in late 2019, the Republican party in the US has been suppressing voters and voter turnouts through voter roll purges and...
Federal Judges as Trump’s Political Agents: What Does this Mean for the Future of American Democracy?
The Trump Presidency, over the last three years, has continuously attempted to destroy democratic norms that have existed for much of the...
Trump’s Authoritarian Tendencies and its Relation to Covid-19
With 330,891 current cases of Covid-19, this virus has affected people in every aspect of life from elections to employment. Trump has engaged in...
Democratic Erosion during National Emergencies: Voting Rights in the United States throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Ron Wyden recently proposed emergency voting reforms which would allow every U.S. state to expand the use of...
President Vucic’s Democratic Backsliding Threatens to Destroy Serbia’s Delicate Democracy
From Balkan Insight Vucic’s political journey began in 1993 when he joined the extreme-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS). His mentor and founder...
In Israel, Gantz’s Bold Move Promotes Democracy at the Cost of His Political Agenda
In the Middle East, no country is more democratic than the State of Israel, as...
The Coronavirus Pandemic & Potential Voter Suppression
The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted nearly all aspects of our lives and will have ramifications that will reverberate throughout society for...