by Matthew Bonanno | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
On September 18, 2020, the Supreme Court delivered shocking news: longtime liberal stalwart Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87 years old. Despite democratic norms against seating a new Justice during a Presidential election, Senate Republicans confirmed Donald...
by Samy Castaneda | Oct 20, 2020 | Williams College
Headline stories such as President Trump banning TikTok in the U.S. and President Andrés Manual Lopéz Obrador commenting on high profile Mexican elites’ scandals have taken over the media and these leaders’ priorities. With these political circuses, it is easy to...
by Emily Morrison | May 7, 2019 | University of Chicago
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives will hold a vote on whether or not to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress. These charges stem from Barr’s refusal to comply with House Democrats’ subpoena for the full, unredacted Mueller...
by Taylor Williams | Apr 4, 2019 | Saint Louis University
Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador is the current president of Mexico, elected in 2018 as part of the National Regeneration Movement party. In attempts to facilitate the national recognition and subsequent condemnation of Spain of their violent conquests against Mexico, the...
by Paige Cook | Feb 28, 2019 | Saint Louis University
When discussing democracy, it is often referred to in the national or international sense, more specifically, in the notion of an entire governmental system. The theory of democracy brings about questions like, who is a democracy and who is not? What exactly...
