by Kyle Friant | Apr 4, 2019 | Utah State University
Antipathy to liberal democracy has become a staple of the modern incarnation of the Republican Party, a move that is detrimental to the entire international community. In a myriad of examples over the past couple of years, there appears to be a party-wide embrace of...
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 Matt Willis | Feb 22, 2019 | Rollins College
The following is a response to “The Impact of Presidential Pardoning on American Democracy” by Felicia Gordon. The language of Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution is very interesting in that it grants the executive the right “to grant...
by Jacob Buckelew | Feb 22, 2019 | Rollins College
A recent blog post commented on the role of the Republican Party in allowing Trump to get elected in 2016. Most importantly, the post describes the job of political parties to act as gatekeepers in the political sphere, keeping populist threats and “norm-breakers” out...
by Raj Singh | Feb 22, 2019 | Rollins College
In response to “How the Republican Party Has Failed American Democracy” by Alison Gerzina The 2016 election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States came as a shock to the majority of Americans and the rest of the world. The...
