We live in a world where democracy seems to be wavering and polarization intensifying with each passing moment. What role do large social media companies have in aiding this divide or perhaps helping …
“Maria had its way with Puerto Rico and the Government will barely put a band aid” by “Julian Toro” @ “Georgia State University”
How Identity and Party Loyalty made Donald Trump President by Dobromir Kehayov @ Georgia State University
The 2016 US presidential election was the most bizarre election in the history of the country by far. How could a man like Donald Trump be elected president of the United States? Many people scratched …
How Trump’s Incompetence is Protecting us From Democratic Erosion by Tomas Rodriguez @Georgia State University
There seems to be a paradox in American Anti-Trump rhetoric where on the one hand Trump is this power-hungry potential authoritarian who is going to target the rights of minorities and drag the …
Rigged: How Donald Trump Eroded Norms of Respect in the 2016 Election by Zach Hopkins @ Georgia State University
The classic refrain we hear with regard to our democratic process is “one person, one vote,” so when that principle is violated, we should be concerned. But is such a phenomenon so prevalent as to …
Is Too Much Democracy a Bad Thing? by Matthew Mottet @ Georgia State University
Is it necessarily true that “the cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy”? In 1972 the McGovern-Fraser Commission revolutionized America’s primary system under this quote. For centuries …
Donald Trump vs. the Enemy of the People by Kara Nelson @ Georgia State University
During the last turbulent presidential election cycle, a clear division grew between those who regard Donald Trump as a solution to the ineffectiveness of the government and those who regard him as a …
“Restricting Peaceful protest is a danger to our Democracy” by Verina Hunt @ “Georgia State University”
The idea of protest evokes images of minorities taking a public stand or groups that are outside the mainstream protesting for basic civil liberties. When people protest, it is often against injustice …