Is Turkey a democracy? By Guilherme Soares
In March 2019, Turkey held mayoral elections in Istanbul. Istanbul has long been a source of power and prestige for President Erdoğan and his...
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Threats to a Healthy Democracy: Fake News, Populism, & the Anti-Vaccine Movement by Alexa Keith
On May 6, 2019, a drone dropped flyers outside of an Ariana Grande concert in Sacramento. The flyers read, “the press is the enemy”, “mob...
American Political Polarization and the Discontent with Democracy By Ian Henson
Polarization is certainly a commonly cited cause of why the current governmental system and Congress seem to be unable to get anything...
Citizens in the Face of Polarizing Politics. Can we be the Gatekeepers? by Jorge Garrigo
On April 24th, a longtime Iowa republican state representative declared that he was leaving the Republican party. In his announcement...
Is a Second Brexit Referendum Democratic? by Emily Young
On the 23rd of June, 2016 the United Kingdom voted in a national referendum with a vote of 51.9% to 48.1% to leave the European...
Do Big Techs Pose an Existential Threat to U.S. Democracy? By Josie Lui
The internal company briefing produced by Google, leaked to Breitbart in 2018, states that big techs such as Google and Facebook have been moving...
The Collapse of Democracy within Latin America: How One Party Dominance has Left Democracy in Nicaragua defenseless. By Joseph Libertin
The Rise of Daniel Ortega and His Danger to Democracy Daniel Ortega triumphed his third consecutive presidential term in November 2016 with a...
Defying Subpoenas: A Practice in Democratic Erosion by Emily Morrison
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives will hold a vote on whether or not to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress....
What’s up with Celebrity Politicians Turning Out to be Populist? By Omar Battisha
Take a peek into stores in the US and you'll find a plethora of campaign gear for political candidates that only exist on TV shows–everything...