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Still Waiting in Line: How Emotional Disconnection and Democratic Erosion Shaped the 2024 Election.

The most dangerous threat to democracy is a story that convinces people they no longer need it. By weaponizing grievances, channeling emotional...

The election of populist President Rodrigo Chaves in 2022 has called into question Costa Rica’s reputation for democratic stability and peaceful...

“Public education is the very foundation of good citizenship.” This statement, famously declared by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of...

Every six years, politicians hand you a ballot and call it “power.” They flood your feeds with campaign jingles, slap posters on every wall, and...

“I would stop drugs, crime, and criminality in three to six months” -Rodrigo Duterte in his 2016 Presidential Campaign The Philippines has long...

Lights, Camera, Action—A line that we usually hear in show business and filmmaking. In this industry, actors desperately compete to get their...

Filipinos place utmost importance on their families, the foundation of our nation. Because of this, it is no surprise that the family...

In recent years, each 9th of May, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport welcomes very specific types of guests. Not tourists—but presidents, prime...

When democratic norms break down, the most vulnerable communities suffer first, and most deeply. In the United States, recent political shifts...