Hostage Situation Shines Spotlight Back on Backsliding Democracy in the Philippines
WHAT JUST HAPPENED? On October 9th, an ex-senator was used in a hostage situation while prisoners were attempting a jailbreak in the...
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Felony Disenfranchisement Laws as Stealth Authoritarianism
Electoral laws are a common and necessary component of democratic regimes. However, these laws can undermine the democratic voting process...
Corporate Authoritarianism in Ohio: How a Bribery Scheme Led to Widespread Subversion of Democracy
Within American democracy, politicians incorporate aspects of stealth authoritarianism into every level of politics. Often, the most brazen...
U.S. Democracy Threatened at its Birthplace: Doug Mastriano’s Rise in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Statehouse - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania One of the most troubling developments of the 2022 election cycle has been the nomination of...
Mar-a-Lago Raid: How Trump’s Attacks on the Judiciary Spell Disaster
On August 8th, for the first time, law enforcement agents raided the home of a former president on suspicion of criminal activity. The ensuing...
Voter ID Laws – A Solution to Voter Fraud or a Threat to Democracy?
If there is one democratic concept that has been emphasized time and time again, one idea that is vital for a state to even credit itself as...
Ohio Continues To Have a Districting Issue
As of 2022, the state of Ohio has yet to fix its gerrymandering issue. With the new census results showing clear drops in Ohio’s population, the...
Is Democracy in the United States Backsliding?
In recent years the state of democracy, even in the United States, has been questioned and even described as democratically backsliding. This...
National Security v. Civil Liberties – Government Surveillance and the Concerning Power of the State Secrets Privilege
In the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the United States government adopted extensive surveillance measures in the hopes of...