Government Shutdowns, Public Opinion, and “Near Misses”
A few months ago, the United States experienced its longest government shutdown in history. Shutting down for 34 days starting December 2019, the...
Universities
Violence, Fraud and Inaccuracies Continue to Plague Nigeria’s Elections by Jordan Reid
Since regaining its democracy in 1999, Nigeria has suffered a history of voter fraud and violence in each of its presidential elections....
Keeping an Eye on Attacks Against Press Freedom by Radhika Upadhye
This coming Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Myanmar is set to make a final decision on a case concerning two Reuters journalists who have been...
Democratic Erosion at the local level by Spencer Goodson
My blog post regards instances I saw that mimicked Democratic erosion at the Federal Level, on the local level...
Stealth Authoritarianism in the Bureaucracy: Prosecution of Wikileaks Threatens Democratic Norms
"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right . . . and a desire to know . . . the characters and...
Who Counts As American? The Citizenship Question and the Census by Meghan Ward
In politics, the year 2020 is mostly talked about in relation to the presidential election. However, another important event for American...
The Mueller Report and Republican Gatekeeping by Kenjiro Lee
When it comes to Donald Trump, Republican gatekeeping has been somewhat lacking. Despite sexual assault allegations, racist rhetoric that made...
Newton’s Third Law: Populism and Democracy by Selena Spencer
Populism as the equal and opposite reaction to American Democracy. Internationally populists and the populism are seen as generally undemocratic....
Deliberately Missing the Point: How Russia’s Electoral Institutions Aid in Vote Manipulation, by Matthew Sparks
On paper, at least, Russia has all of the necessary institutions of a functioning liberal democracy, with regular elections and even bodies...