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Trump’s Court Packing and Abuse of the Constitution

The recent appointment of Amy Coney Barret by Donald Trump was an obvious example of the not very new phenomenon of court packing. The idea...

Grover Cleveland was great at executing people. Nicknamed “The Buffalo Hangman” by opposing campaigns during his first run for president of the...

On June 16, 2015, the landscape of American politics and democratic norms would drastically change when former reality TV star, and soon to be...

Cries of “fraud” and “stop the count” have echoed throughout the country ever since Joe Biden took the lead over President Donald Trump in both...

Latin America faces a wave of challenges since the start of the 21st century, rising inequality, lack of economic growth amongst other issues....

In California, proposition 22 seemed innocuous. It was a simple ballot measure, should drivers that use apps like Uber and Lyft be considered...

It seems Peruvians hate corrupt politicians, but love voting for them. Although corruption investigations and reform are normally seen as a...

While President Trump has been defeated, populism still poses a potent threat to our democracy. Trump is a right-wing populist. Müller defines...

On November 7th 2020, Joe Biden was declared 46th president of the United States. The election saw a record turnout rate of over 65%, amounting...