Does Media Coverage of Corruption Help Populists?
Earlier this month, right-wing nationalist Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power in Israel, despite facing multiple federal corruption charges....
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The Power Vacuum in Regime Transition
The first anniversary of Sudan’s latest military coup has been marked by protests in the capital city of Khartoum, as well as Port Sudan and...
Rishi Sunak and the Post-Post-Racial Politics of Identity
Can Britain's trailblazing new prime minister be more than a wolf in sleek clothing? On October 24th, following the historically short-lived...
Democracy and Climate: The United States and COP27
From November 6 to 18, the United Nations is meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations...
What the Dobbs Decision and the Feminist Green Wave Mean for Democracy
Common conceptualizations of democracy emphasize the importance of government and institutions in protecting the rights of marginalized people....
The Hostess with the Mostest
Qatar has been ruled by a single family known as the Al Thani since 1847. Although the Al-Thani have always controlled Qatar they have gone...
The End of an Era: It May be Time to Let Twitter Go
Elon Musk has started to run Twitter into the ground. He has laid off about half of the company’s full-time employees, caused chaos after making...
Winter Is Coming, But We Are Already in a Cold Civil War
Since the recent polarization of American political life, voter suppression and anti-democratic sentiments have been on the forefront of a war...
What If It Was Lebron James: Brittney Griner’s Release and the Bigger Picture
If it were Lebron James or Tom Brady, the United States would have gone to war. What should be celebrated as a win for America, the release of...