The Threat of Extreme Partisanship in the Post-Trump Era: Warnings from the Ouster of Kevin McCarthy
On October 3rd, 2023, Kevin McCarthy was removed as Speaker of the House of Representatives in a 216-210 vote, becoming the first person in...
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India’s Free Speech Censorship is Ruining Democracy
India’s democratic backsliding has been a topic of concern for many decades. However, in recent years, the censorship of free speech in...
American Democracy and The Supreme Court
With recent discussion in the news surrounding the potential adoption of an “ethics code” or other code of conduct for the US Supreme Court, the...
Guatemalan mass protests question if populism is all bad
On October 2nd, mass citizen protests erupted in Guatemala related to Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras’s efforts to undermine the results...
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Rise of Right-Wing Populism: Democratic Erosion in Spain, Italy, and Sweden
The COVID-19 pandemic has globally affected many things, one of which is the powers that hold congressional power in many countries. Many...
Democratic Erosion Causes In Israel
An analysis of democratic backsliding in Israel that have led to today This post analyzes the structures from both a societal standpoint and a...
The Price of Populists in Power: a Look Back at Benjamin Netanyahu’s Populist Attitudes in Light of Israel’s Recent Tragedy
Benjamin Netanyahu has single-handedly been eroding his country’s democracy since he came into power. He is the country’s longest-serving prime...
The Underlying Importance to McCarthy’s Removal as Speaker
On October 3rd, 2023, an unprecedented political event occurred when the house voted 216-210 to remove California Republican Kevin McCarthy as...
What the Removal of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy means for American Democracy
Despite once being hailed as a pillar of democracy and freedom, democracy in the United States has been under threat for a while. Political...