The Consequences of the Demise of the “Chevron Deference”
Murky water runs through your backyard, clouding the water that comes out of your faucet and into the vegetables you wash, the water you use to...
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Who Should Control the Flow of Information in the Information Age: Private Businesses?
Apple iPhone, with many social media apps We practically live on our phones, the average use time on an iPhone is 5-6 hours a day. Given the fact...
Carrots and Sticks: How the Greek Government Undermined Free and Independent Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic
While Hungary and Poland dominate the discussion of democratic erosion in Europe, it is Greece that ranks last in media freedom among European...
Drought Unlikely to Spark Democratization in Iran
Over the past two years, large protests for clean drinking water spread throughout drought-stricken Iran. The protests, deemed the Uprising...
El Salvador: Authoritarianism Gone Viral
Presidential election results in El Salvador, the tiny, Latin American nation may seem to be trivial to most Americans. This outlook, however, is...
Italy’s Hidden Fractures: A Democracy Dependent on the Unelected
On July 14, 2022, Italy’s adolescent “national unity” government narrowly escaped complete collapse. Prime Minister (PM) Mario Draghi’s dramatic...
When Did Velvet Become Steel? Armenian Authoritarianism Is Now Far More Subtle but No Less Dangerous
In 2018, many in the West predicted that the resignation of Armenia’s pro-Moscow autocrat Serzh Sargsyan and election of self-proclaimed...
Election Denialism as an Instrument of Democratic Erosion
The most pronounced assault on American democracy is a consortium of three erosive acts proceeding President Trump’s defeat in the 2020...
Argentine Populism and Its Threat to Liberal Democracy: What Executive Manipulation of Human Rights Can Tell Us about the Health of Argentine Civil Society
For nearly a century, Argentina has faced off with a unique brand of populism. Argentine populism, while originally celebrated for its...