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Recent President Sets Back El Salvador
El Salvador is facing democratic erosion due to its current president Nayib Bukele. Bukele at first started his presidency in 2019, winning...
America stuck in a Dilemma
The United States is at risk of losing its democracy due to its president, Donald Trump. Many are concerned with the fact that Trump is showing...
The Threat of The Shadow Docket
The US Supreme Court has used the shadow docket, a process to issue emergency orders, incessantly in the last few years. Since the start of...
Democratic erosion in Ecuador
Second Blog post On March 6, 2026, Ecuador’s electoral courts ordered the suspension of the country's largest left leaning opposition party,...
Pernicious Polarization and the Failure of Resistance in El Salvador
The current state of democracy in El Salvador emphasizes how pernicious polarization destroys the possibility of effective resistance to...
Popularity Doesn’t Equal Democracy: A Look Into El Salvador’s Puzzle
Since President Nayib Bukele took office in 2019, El Salvador has undermined norms by changing the constitution, branches of government, and...
The 2026 Midterms as an Institutional Test
The upcoming 2026 midterm elections are being framed as a referendum on the current executive agenda. But to view them merely though the lens of...
Why Peaceful Protesting Won’t Save American Democracy Anytime Soon
On March 28, 2026, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets under the “No Kings” banner in protest of the current Trump...
