by Lily Bryant | Feb 13, 2019 | Boston University
It was roughly three weeks ago when the longest government shutdown in American history came to an end in a frankly shocking moment of bipartisanship. The recent spending bill – passed in Congress and then signed into law by President Trump – has given the...
by Kaylan Anderson | Dec 6, 2018 | University of Louisiana, Lafayette
In the United States some people may feel that having elected Donald Trump as president has contributed to the increase of populism. Citizens gravitate towards populism in hopes of electing a candidate that will meet their social and economic needs, which previous...
by Ian Fowler | Apr 12, 2018 | Georgia State University
There are Nazis in America. We fought a war against them back in the 1940s. World War 2 to be precise. From what I remember of American history, I thought we had won that war. The few past decades have seen a resurgence in neo-fascist movements across both the United...
by Yanebi Blanco Bayona | Feb 17, 2018 | Skidmore College
All around the world, there exists a growing concern about the future state of democracy. The considerable rise of populist ideas globally, but especially inside Western democracies is the main cause of anxiety for contemporary social scientists, journalists, and part...
by Emma Geesaman | Nov 10, 2017 | Boston University
In the 2016 presidential race, Trump didn’t reassure Americans that they have nothing to fear, rather he pulled the security blanket of American exceptionalism right off the public’s back, exposing it to threats on all sides. He told us over and over again that...
