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 Samuel Reeder | Mar 31, 2019 | American University
President Donald Trump has been consistently undermining and discrediting the news media in the United States since the start of his campaign back in 2016. The president, who has famously popularized the term “fake news”, called the media “the enemy of the people”,...
by Evangelina RollinsC | Mar 31, 2019 | Rollins College
The presidential election of 2016 was one that stirred the nation. The way that a businessman and television personality, Donald Trump, took over the Republican party and later the presidential election surprised not only the government but all the people. After...
by Jacob Murray | Mar 24, 2019 | University of Memphis
February 16, 2019, was a night to remember in Williamson County, Tennessee and a reminder of how partisan we can become if we surround ourselves with only people that agree with us. A sitting United States Senator, a congressman, numerous state representatives...
by Alison Gerzina | Mar 21, 2019 | American University
With a voting population of 900 million people, India is the world’s largest democracy. But since the election of Narendra Modi in 2014, critics are increasingly voicing concerns that India’s democracy is in danger. Modi guaranteed “Minimum Government, Maximum...