Would Becoming Economically More Independent Affect Labor Standards in Other Countries?
Child labor has been a global problem for decades. Is the United States simultaneously combating the rates of child labor in trade? Can India be...
Universities
Presidential Elections: How Do We Get More Americans to the Polls?
In the 2020 United States Presidential Election, the voter turnout rate was one of the highest seen in the past few years. An overall 66.8% of...
Capitalist Realism, Democratic Erosion, and Labor Unionism in America
Not long ago, I familiarized myself with the work of the late political theorist and philosopher Mark Fisher. His most well-known and significant...
It’s Time to Make Election Day a Federal Holiday
Voter suppression is one of the most pressing issues facing American democracy today. Many scholars worry we are living through a second coming...
Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s Populist Threat
Brazil is one of the world’s largest democracies. In 2018, Brazil elected Jair Bolsonaro, President. Since then, he has been undermining their...
Democratic Backsliding in Poland
As Russia has gained worldwide attention in recent months through engaging in inflammatory and aggressive authoritarian action, it has brought to...
Democratic Erosion in Czechia
Although the Czech Republic has a higher functioning democracy than most other Eastern European countries, it too has seen a gradual shift...
Foreign Intervention in Building Democracies: Does It Set Them Up for Failure?
Time and time again, during times of conflict, we often see interventionist strategies employed by powerful democratic countries. These countries...