On the 10th of October 2017, I attended a political event that was organized by the Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Memphis. The central theme of the speaker’s speech (Dinesh …
Second Time Around: Kenya Tries for a Genuinely Democratic Election by Margo Blank @ Boston University
On August 8, 2017 Kenya held a Presidential election. Following concerns that the results were neither accurate nor untouched by oversight officials themselves, the Supreme Court of Kenya made waves …
Mass Surveillance + Populism = A Threat to Public Safety and Democracy by Lukas McMahon @Boston University
A free, liberal democracy should not spy on its citizens. But the United States does, and it may continue to indefinitely, which puts its citizens at risk of persecution — especially with the rise of …
Spain, Stop Hiding Behind Smokescreens by Maxine Moore @ Boston University
While talk of a referendum regarding Catalonia becoming independent from Spain has been occurring for months, on October 1st, Catalonia finally voted. Madrid did everything in its power in hopes of …
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Corruption, Frustration, and the Risk of Democratic Breakdown in Brazil by Julia Banas @ Boston University
Brazil’s “The South is My Country” secessionist movement is only the most recent addition to what could be democratic breakdown. Brazil’s risk for democratic breakdown has only increased with the …
The Suffocation of Presidential Norms by Jarred Barlow @ Boston University
After Donald Trump’s latest Twitter-staged boxing match, this time with Republican Senator Bob Corker, it seems as though one more mound of soil has been dropped on the grave of presidential …
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A Post-Sirleaf Liberian Democracy by Rohan Joshi @ Boston University
The long period of peace and relative stability which the country of Liberia has enjoyed over the past decade, is something few other African countries can take pride in. After the country’s …
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Birth Control: The Latest Example of Trump’s Misuse of Democracy. by Laura Stavisky @ Boston University
Throughout the Trump presidency he has exploited democratic institutions to further his own political agenda at the expense of American democracy. Just last Friday, under the veil of the First …