Trump’s Authoritarian Tendencies and its Relation to Covid-19
With 330,891 current cases of Covid-19, this virus has affected people in every aspect of life from elections to employment. Trump has engaged in...
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Democracy’s enemy within
The Economist August 31st 2019 Democracy’s enemy within Cynicism is gnawing at Western democracies Democracies are generally thought to die at...
Combatting Cynicism: The Great Threat to American Democracy
The United States has always been characterized by optimism and progress, embedded in our unalienable rights to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of...
Targeted Political Ads Aren’t the Only Thing Social Media Uses to Affect Politics
A response to “Policing Propaganda.“ The role of social media in politics came to the forefront during the 2016 United States presidential...
Social Media Manipulation: The Threat to Democracy and How to Correct it
In the Economist article, “Policing Propaganda,” one of the major threats to democracy stems from one of its key supporting agents, the news, or...
How digital politics regulation by lawmakers could affect democracy.
About a hundred years ago the invention of the telegraph not only facilitated long-distance communication but also did “a lot to...
Democratic Erosion during National Emergencies: Voting Rights in the United States throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Ron Wyden recently proposed emergency voting reforms which would allow every U.S. state to expand the use of...
Resentment and Conspiracy Theories in a Digital Context: An Insight on Online Campaign Regulation
In the article “Policing Propaganda” from The Economist, the main topic is online campaigning in the United States and Britain within recent...
Parasitic Corruption in Democracy: An Intrinsic Examination into how Democracy Allows Populism to Function- A Response to “Democracy’s Enemy Within”
In the narrative of the Do’s and Don’ts of governing, Democracy stands as the shining hero and protagonist, as it was designed to give power to...