University of Chicago

Post-Trump: Doubt and Democracy

In recent weeks, President Trump lost re-election and subsequently refused to concede. He claimed he won and levied unsubstantiated accusations...

There is growing research on how belief in false information can damage democracy by promoting dangerous demagogues. As a response, companies...

Peru’s interim president Francisco Sagasti finds himself surrounded by peril – a fragmented congress in which half the legislators are under...

In some academic literature regarding the definition of populism, a politician like Bernie Sanders could never be considered a populist. These...

President Trump has left a legacy that is more impactful than several presidents. However, this might not necessarily be due to his demagogic...

When Joe Biden was announced the President-elect of the United States, sitting President Donald Trump promptly filed multiple lawsuits in states...

Peru has a history of morally dubious and corrupt politicians, in fact “the past five presidents, who together governed for 33 years, have each...

In 2018, Barack Obama said, “We’re the only advanced democracy that deliberately discourages people from voting.” This is incredibly problematic...

President Trump and President Elect Biden Democracy Maintained? On November 7th, 2020 Joe Biden and Kamala Harris addressed the United States...