How Pakistan Balances the Idea of a Democracy and Military Junta
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has had military dictatorships dating back all the way to 1958, when General Ayub Khan assumed the role as the...
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Court-Packing: Proposals to Erode Constitutional Order and Endanger U.S. Democracy
The idea of court packing insinuates that democratic erosion is underway. Courts often operate as guardrails to democracy but once they are...
Donald Trump Uses Populist Methods for Arguments at Presidential Debate
September 29, 2020; the first presidential debate for the 2020 sent shockwaves into the nation that watched Donald Trump and Joe Biden insult...
A Recent Death, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s, Could Reshape the Court for Generations to Come
On September 18, 2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice passed away from pancreatic cancer leaving America on alert. She...
Pakistan’s Military “Games” Continue During the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Democracy Loses Out
The military has always played a significant role in Pakistan’s political decision-making and possess a great deal of influence on governmental...
The Liberal Dilemma
It has long been established that the two-party system is here to stay. A historical precedent, starting with the federalist debate, set the long...
Top of the Pops: The Populist Reality Show Star with the Lowest Approval
How can we classify the self-pitched-Playboy-Cover-model son of a wealthy, racist real estate developer as a populist when he is neither like the...
Uprising in Belarus: Protesting Is a Universal Language
In 1966, just two short years before his life would be taken by the infuriated opposition, Martin Luther King, Jr. said in an interview, when...
Rise in Religious Conservatism Drives Polarization in Indonesia
Islam has always played a pivotal role in Indonesia’s culture, history, and politics. Home to the largest population of Muslims within the world,...