by Madelyn Stuart | Mar 12, 2026 | University of Houston
In a June 2024 Fox News interview, then presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed that when in office, he would support the release of the full Epstein files. These files pertain to convicted sex trafficker Jefferey Epstein. Epstein was a financier who pleaded...
by Lizzie Casazza | Mar 9, 2026 | University of Houston
Should a president always be held accountable for crimes committed in office if he claims they were necessary to doing his job? In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court essentially ruled no. Under the 2024 ruling, a president would have absolute immunity from...
by Charlie Bowie | Feb 13, 2026 | Boston University
On February 6, 2026, the Office of Personnel Management released a rule authorizing the reclassification of tens of thousands of “policy-influencing” positions within the executive bureaucracy, effectively stripping vital civil service protections from these...
by Michael Brems | Feb 13, 2026 | Boston University
Orbán and the Courts: Why Hungary’s Democracy Is at Risk Is Hungary’s Democracy Still Alive? If you’ve been following European politics, you might have seen news about Viktor Orbán and Budapest’s “solidarity tax.” In February 2026, Orbán issued a decree that dismissed...
by Benedetta Rossi | Feb 13, 2026 | Boston University
Are We Still Living in a WEIRD World? In the last decade, the world has witnessed a growing instability of democratic institutions in countries considered to be consolidated democracies–the so-called W.E.I.R.D. world (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich,...
