Salem State University

Looking at Trump’s and Obama’s State of the Unions Through the Lens of Mutual Toleration

On February 24th, 2026, President Trump delivered the longest State of the Union Address in American history. His speech addressed a range of...

With elections in Hungary coming up this April, the country’s incumbent prime minister, Viktor Orban, is ramping up efforts to stay in power,...

The recent launching of an air strike campaign by the United States and Israel against Iran has the international and domestic...

In February 2026, the United Kingdom government bypassed the Northern Ireland Assembly, making it clear that the democratic institutions...

In October 2025, Donald Trump refiled a defamation lawsuit against the New York Times after a district judge dismissed it for being too long,...

The disruption and terror produced by ICE agents have spread rapidly across the United States, having devastating impacts on big cities and small...

The date is May 23rd, 2023, and the dreams of a democratic future for the citizens of Hong Kong is one step closer to ending. The Civic Party of...

On October 15th, 2023, Poland held parliamentary elections. The rightwing populist Law and Justice Party (PiS) won 194 seats (35.38% of the...

On September 28, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a speech commemorating the late senator John McCain, addressing the state of democratic...