by Molly Russo | May 1, 2025 | Tulane University
When democratic norms break down, the most vulnerable communities suffer first, and most deeply. In the United States, recent political shifts have exposed just how fragile civil rights can become when democratic institutions are undermined. Nowhere is this erosion...
by Nikiria Dorsey | Apr 29, 2025 | University of Memphis, University of Virginia
” There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide” – James Adams. If the average empire fails at 250 years and America is 248 years old, could we say that the death of democracy was something foreseeable and the uprise in authoritarian form...
by Tornike Goglidze | Apr 28, 2025 | Tartu University
Robert Fico’s media law: a populist attack on public broadcasting In April 2024, Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, oversaw the dismantling of one of the most popular media outlets in the country, RTVS—The Radio and Television of Slovakia. Fico...
by Taylor Wynn | Apr 24, 2025 | University of Memphis
In November of 2024, Romanian politician Călin Georgescu was accused of receiving help from Russia through the global media platform TikTok, to influence Romanian elections. Here’s a breakdown of the situation: in the past Georgescu has openly expressed...
by Cortavis Morrow | Apr 23, 2025 | University of Memphis
Executive Power: The Growing Threat to Democracy We have learned about it, and if you are a citizen of the United States of America, you have lived in it all your life. When it comes to democracy, we understand it as a type of government made for the people. The first...
