by Alexander Henshaw-Greene | Nov 15, 2017 | Boston University
In Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy, Acemoglu and Robinson defines society as two groups; a rich elite dedicated to protecting property rights and favorable to non-democratic policy making, and a poor majority who are supportive of democratic regimes and...
by Julia Banas | Nov 15, 2017 | Boston University
Climate change and democracy are not often thought of as topics that go together, but the two intertwine more than one would expect. The United States is currently the only country that is not in the Paris climate agreement, after Syria recently joined. President...
by Anna Spier | Nov 13, 2017 | Boston University
During the year that Donald Trump has been in office, plans have been made to reshape the federal appeals court with younger judges whose beliefs are more conservative. Trump, who entered the office with twenty one seats to be filled, has appointed eight appellate...
by Chance Rogala | Nov 13, 2017 | Boston University
Throughout his candidacy and Presidency, President Donald Trump has made statements like “Serious voter fraud in Virginia, New Hampshire, and California – so why isn’t the media reporting on this? Serious bias – big problem!” These sentiments came to a head in May...
by Yifei Shen | Nov 2, 2017 | Boston University
On November 8th, 2016, Donald Trump officially won the Presidency of the United States, beating his opponent, Hillary Clinton, by a count of 304-227 Electoral College votes. However, Trump lost to Clinton in terms of “popular votes” by a margin of almost three million...
