The Fall of the Union: The Failure of the UN to Promote Democracy
Ambassadors and diplomats leave while Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov (on screen) addresses with a pre-recorded video message at the 49th...
Universities
New Evidence on January 6th and Its Effect on Democracy
January 6th, 2021 is a day that Americans will not soon forget. The United States experienced an attack on its democracy as violent protestors...
Roe v. Wade and Its Reaction in a Populist Political Climate
The Supreme Court decision that was leaked to the public containing the controversial opinion to strike down the decisions made in Roe V. Wade...
Fear and Loathing in Tucker Carlson Tonight: How the Fox News Host Builds on the Emotions of the American Right
The rise of former U.S. President Donald Trump spawned a veritable cottage industry of books purported to offer confused Trump opponents insight...
Producing the Monopoly of Violence: Police Unions and Democracy
Unions are designed to create power, using a variety of tools that can only be achieved with collective action: the threat of strikes, lawsuits,...
Donald Trump, Pro Wrestling, and the Future of American Politics
It's a head game. When you know you're faking and the audience knows you're faking and you know the audience knows you know you're faking because...
A President Turns His Back on Democracy
Strong democratic institutions were not created from the standpoint of governments being comprised of moral representatives focused on only the...
Voting with the Head or the Heart? Empathy as a Tool to Promote Discourse
American politics has entered what is likely the most polarized era in its history (1). According to Pew Research’s studies, about 85% of...