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The Democratic System in Today’s Political Climate

The increasing polarization in the American two-party system may be a step towards democratic erosion. By Adelyn Davidson The democratic system...

During the final Presidential debate of the 2016 election, then candidate Donald Trump alarmed pundits and politicians alike as he declined to...

Within the past few days, Serbia has been downgraded by democracy watchdog Freedom House from a “free” country to a “partly free” country. This...

Ivory Coast is in a clearly defined erosion of their democracy. Democratic erosion is a gradual process that transpires when elected leaders...

As Nigerians prepare to cast votes for the presidency, recent actions by sitting President Muhammadu Buhari and the history of his main electoral...

This past week, Freedom House published its annual report on the status of...

For over 35 days, the state of the United States was in limbo. From December 22nd until January 25th, the longest government shutdown was a...

On January 7, 2019, thousands of Cambodians gathered to celebrate the 40th Victory Day, the annual celebration of the fall of the Khmer Rouge...

The 2016 Trump campaign was unlike any other campaign that America has ever seen. The highly publicized, and infamous candidate was anything but...