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Popularity Doesn’t Equal Democracy: A Look Into El Salvador’s Puzzle

Since President Nayib Bukele took office in 2019, El Salvador has undermined norms by changing the constitution, branches of government, and...

The upcoming 2026 midterm elections are being framed as a referendum on the current executive agenda. But to view them merely though the lens of...

On March 28, 2026, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets under the “No Kings” banner in protest of the current Trump...

The rise of populism is not a new topic. Across the world, populist leaders are being elected as right-wing parties are taking control in some of...

As of today, dozens of federal judicial positions in Israel, including 4 Supreme Court positions, remain vacant. This comes as a result of...

In an article published April 9, 2026, Diana Roy titles Peru, “South America’s most politically unstable country.” (Roy, 2026) In the past ten...

Under the leadership of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Fidesz party, Hungary faced years of gradual erosion of its democracy. By...

BackgroundDemocratic backsliding is often portrayed as being the result of solely or primarily an executive using their executive power and...

The certification of President Biden’s electoral victory in 2021 stands as one of the most politically contentious moments in US history....