How Trump Has Set the Stage for Democratic Erosion through the Supreme Court
President Trump has left a legacy that is more impactful than several presidents. However, this might not necessarily be due to his demagogic...
Universities
Fostering Distrust: The Corrosive Nature of Trump’s Widespread Accusations of Voter Fraud
When Joe Biden was announced the President-elect of the United States, sitting President Donald Trump promptly filed multiple lawsuits in states...
Can “Executive Aggrandizement” Come from the Legislative Branch? Peru Says Yes.
Peru has a history of morally dubious and corrupt politicians, in fact “the past five presidents, who together governed for 33 years, have each...
The US – An Unequal Democracy
In 2018, Barack Obama said, “We’re the only advanced democracy that deliberately discourages people from voting.” This is incredibly problematic...
Post-Trump Populism Rule in the US. What Now?
President Trump and President Elect Biden Democracy Maintained? On November 7th, 2020 Joe Biden and Kamala Harris addressed the United States...
The Switch in Time That Saves Democracy: A Case for Packing the United States Supreme Court
On September 18, 2020, the Supreme Court delivered shocking news: longtime liberal stalwart Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87 years old....
Master Manipulators: How the PiS’s Strategy for Media Control Was Hampered by the Public
Poland’s media problem began with President Andrzej Duda’s election in 2015. He started with blatant attempts to control the commanding...
Transactional Politics: The Case for Getting Stuff Done
The 116th Congress has passed just 193 bills into law. While Congress still has a few months left in its current term, these numbers pale in...
The Purpose of an Independent Media in Democracy and the Loss of Credibility
On October 5, President Trump gave a news conference on the state of the recent election. At that time, Biden had been leading in key states and...