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Stealth Authoritarianism in El Salvador

In our assigned reading by Olán Varol, he describes his theory of “stealth authoritarianism” as a way that “the new generation of authoritarians...

Since its creation in 1914, the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) has managed and coordinated a rotating press pool that is allotted...

Access to public broadcasting and media freedom are essential pillars of a functioning democracy, not only as information outlets for the...

Immigration has remained one of the most politically charged issues in the United States. Over the past year, debates over border enforcement,...

In early 2025, President Donald Trump announced the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), his specialized advisory...

Israel is frequently described as “the only democracy in the Middle East,” yet when evaluated through the lens of democratic theory, this claim...

As tensions rise in Italy with a recent security decree and protests against the Winter Olympic Games, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni...

The Republican Party and President Trump’s approval and promotion of the SAVE Act is a major move towards Trump’s authoritarian agenda to disrupt...

The Democratic and Republican parties of the US are strongly divided, with 80% of US adults saying that voters from both parties not only...