Buying Injustice: The Hidden Harms of this Act.
Are we looking to create a thriving society, or are we allowing fear into the lives of immigrant families? As new immigration policies appear,...
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Democratic Erosion in the Philippines
Democracy erodes gradually, with institutions weakening over time until they no longer function. This process was clearly visible in the...
Confusion and Control: New Voting Laws Weakening Democracy in America
A core component of democracy is representation through free and fair elections. Free and fair can be defined by who qualifies to vote and then...
Lebanon Shows That Democracies Can Erode Without Fully Collapsing
Lebanon Shows That Democracies Can Erode Without Fully Collapsing When people hear the phrase democratic erosion, they usually think of something...
The Ongoing Battle of Electoral Legitimacy in the United States
Americans have seen changing tides in the last ten years, marked by what many call a rise of a populist, a global pandemic, changes in mutual...
Judicial Capture and Corruption in El Salvador: How Bukele is Hollowing Out Democracy from Within
El Salvador is often portrayed as a rare success story in Latin America. Under President Nayib Bukele, the country has experienced a dramatic...
The Democratic Breakdown of Benin: Extremist Groups, Counterterrorism, and Executive Stealth Authoritarianism
Sub-Saharan Africa is largely autocratic, with only about 10% of the region considered to be democratic. Benin, one of the only five democracies,...
Governing a Country You Don’t Want to Exist: Separatists Once Again Key in Government Formation after Spanish Elections
Time and votes simultaneously unveiled themselves in the recent July 2023 elections as Spain looked on a highway to a political block. With...