by Matt Willis | Apr 15, 2019 | Rollins College
For this post, I have read an article by Kennedy Ndahiro for The Atlantic, titled “In Rwanda, We Know All About Dehumanizing Language.” The concepts elucidated by Ndahiro, a native Rwandan himself, perfectly reinforce those discussed in relation to course...
by Matt Willis | Mar 31, 2019 | Rollins College
In his article, Max Fisher of the New York Times describes an intriguing conundrum in the democratic process, and two parallel cases that expose it. At the forefront is a recall election in the town of Fall River, Massachusetts, in which a mayor prosecuted for fraud...
by Susmitha Rani Chinni | Feb 28, 2019 | Saint Louis University
Going to a women’s march on a frigid mid-west winter day is the last thing one would want to do. So why would hundreds of women march down the streets of St. Louis despite the cold? Because the St. Louis women’s march is committed to keeping a spotlight on women’s...
by Matt Willis | Feb 22, 2019 | Rollins College
The following is a response to “The Impact of Presidential Pardoning on American Democracy” by Felicia Gordon. The language of Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution is very interesting in that it grants the executive the right “to grant...
by Susmitha Rani Chinni | Feb 21, 2019 | Saint Louis University
On Tuesday, February 15th president Trump declared a national emergency toward the United States and Mexico border. Such powers allow Trump to divert funds from other government departments. Trump planned on expunging $3.6 billion from military construction...
