by Marina Pence | Apr 9, 2020 | Boston University
We have all heard the phrase “This is the most important election of our lifetime.” This time probably more than ever. But even more popular these days is a version of, “This is an unprecedented time,” and it’s not because of the election. It’s the result...
by Sara Goldman | Apr 8, 2020 | Boston University
The Coronavirus, or COVID-19 pandemic, is an unprecedented global infectious disease disaster. The initial outbreak was in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019, but it has since spread all over the world, with the US having the highest number of cases worldwide. In the US,...
by Isaac Schneider | Feb 11, 2020 | Boston University
I am an American citizen, white, straight and male. All of these factors would, by any metric, make me more predisposed to expressing my political values through a generally more conservative lens. Notwithstanding these attributes, my core political values skew...
by Charles Mahoney | Feb 23, 2019 | Rollins College
The stability of our democracy is contingent not only on the legal safe guards outlined in the constitution, but on the maintenance of a tolerant, and well-educated electorate. Seymour Lipset argues that public cohesion and support for the democratic process is...
by Hannah Upchurch | Feb 12, 2019 | American University
The longest government shutdown to date ended on 25 January 2019, and unless Congress reaches a deal on the border, the government will shut down again in three days. Republican support for the last shutdown took two forms: support for shutdowns as such, and support...
