Does the United States Serve as a Guide for Democracy?
After President Joe Biden called for a Global Democracy Summit, other nations questioned the United States’ authority as a guide for democracy...
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COVID-19: Deadly Virus and Threat to Democracy
For just over a year the world has been swept up in a pandemic. This pandemic has affected nearly every person on Earth in some way or another....
Social Media as a Threat to Democracy
Thomas B. Edsall examines the extent to which social media platforms have contributed to democratic backsliding in the United States in his...
Is Democracy Falling at Our Fingertips?: The Age of Techno-Pessimism
In a NY Times Op-ed, Edsall warns that democracy is weakening right in front of our eyes, and more specifically, right on our screens. The age of...
How Biden’s Globalization Approach Strengthens the United States
United States foreign policy is a crucial point of debate for many politicians. President Joe Biden’s approach to international relations heavily...
Why the Filibuster Is a Threat to Democracy
According to the New York Times article “For Democracy to Stay, the Filibuster Must Go” by The Editorial Board, back in early March, the House of...
Senegal: Not As Democratic As We Thought
At the beginning of March, Senegal experienced one of its most violent protests in recent history. The protests were a response to the arrest of...
In God We Trust (But Maybe Don’t): Evengelical Vaccine Resistance and Democratic Deconsolidation
As life slowly returns to normalcy, a menacing roadblock stands in the way of fully mitigating the Pandemic: Evangelical Christians. According to...
Water Bottles, Georgia, and the GOP: Warning Signs for the Nation
SONY DSC The United States has a long and sullied history of restricting the right to vote. While the Constitution was certainly revolutionary at...