Winter Falls on the Arab Spring: Newly Proposed Constitution is a Threat to Tunisian Democracy
Tunisia, once a beacon of democracy in the Arab world, is on the brink of losing their democratic government that inspired millions. In late...
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Democratic Backsliding in the Philippines and Rodrigo Duterte’s War on the Media
Democracy cannot exist without the freedom of the press. A free and independent media serves as a "watchdog" that can report government...
Texas Republicans’ Party Platform May Be More Harmful Than You Think
Texas has long been considered the pinnacle of conservatism in the United States. This reputation isn’t undeserved, but it does lead to a...
How Florida Governor DeSantis’ New “Stop Woke” Relates to an Illiberal Threat to American Democracy
In American politics across both parties increased polarization and feelings of elite domination have caused concerns over an erosion of...
On the Effectiveness of Attention on Online Petitions for Social Change
Introduction Signing an online, electronic petition is the most popular form of online political activity within several democratic nations....
Dangerous Determination: Uber Eroding Democracy
This month, former Uber lobbyist Mark MacGann revealed over 124,000 documents of extensive notes and messages between world leaders and Uber...
January 6th: A Call for Republican Resistance
On January 6, 2021, one of the greatest physical attacks on modern democracy occurred with the violent disruption of the 2020 presidential...
Investigating the January 6th Insurrection
A peaceful transfer of presidential power seems to be the normal, expected experience. For generations, we have watched as losing candidates...
United States Democracy in Grave Danger
It's been nearly three years since most Americans elected president Biden into office; however, his election left some Americans hopeless and...