by Shravan Balaji | Feb 25, 2018 | University of Pennsylvania
Introduction: On January 22nd, 2018, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ruled that the state’s U.S. Congressional Districting Map was unconstitutional. Drawn up in the aftermath of the 2010 midterm elections, which led to massive Republican majorities in both...
by Michael Manangu | Feb 24, 2018 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Upon taking office in 2016, Rodrigo Duterte quickly implemented a campaign pledge to begin amending the 1987 Philippine Constitution. A political outsider from the southern island of Mindanao, Duterte won one of the most highly contested presidential races in...
by Ricky Rios | Feb 20, 2018 | Skidmore College
U.S. democracy is changing, as do people, but is it really eroding? This is the essential question that inspires the work conducted by Bright Line Watch (BLW). The initiative is a collaboration between professors from Yale, Dartmouth, and University of Rochester,...
by Jillian Newman | Feb 20, 2018 | Ohio State University
Donald Trump’s recent Fake News Awards may seem like just another harmless jab by Trump to the media that he often taunts, but it is much more than that. To have a sitting president attack his own citizens in such a way is alarming, to say the least. It is a sign of...
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...
