University of Chicago

Checks and Balances in Mongolia and the United States- Malak Arafa

Mongolia and the United States are both prime examples of how weakened checks on the executive branch can lead to a lack of trust in democratic...

The last remnants of overt authoritarianism in the United States have become besieged by powerful social movements. The American Civil war was...

The Venezuelan regime has essentially run out of vocal supporters in the international scene. A decade ago, several prominent public figures and...

It’s 2019 and President Donald Trump’s twitter antics have become an accepted norm of life. Gone are the days of amicable tweets depicting...

William Barr began his second term as Attorney General of the United States on February 14th, 2019. His nomination and confirmation came during...

Two decades after the handover in 1997, many have observed the rapid decline of press freedom in Hong Kong, especially since Chinese President Xi...

Illinois recently joined more than 20 states in considering a measure that would require presidential candidates to release five years of tax...

When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement in June 2019, President Donald Trump had rare opportunity to appoint a second...

Were the Blue and White Party generals attempting a promissory coup against an executive aggrandizing Likud Prime Minister? The rhetoric of...