by Lizzie Casazza | Mar 30, 2026 | University of Houston
In November 2023, self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist Javier Milei won the Argentinian presidency. His campaign ran on the promise of dismantling the existing political establishment that many Argentinians had grown dissatisfied with. Yet, rather than departing from...
by Elizabeth O'Neill | Mar 26, 2026 | Salem State University
The recent launching of an air strike campaign by the United States and Israel against Iran has the international and domestic community alike holding their breath, and it only confirms long-held concerns about President Trump’s style of governing; he...
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 Ruby Chuang | Feb 13, 2026 | Boston University
Japan has long been regarded as a consolidated parliamentary democracy since the post–World War II constitutional reforms, a status reaffirmed by its classification as a “liberal democracy” in the V-Dem Democracy Report 2025 and as a “full democracy” in the Economist...
by Jacob Haerer | Feb 13, 2026 | Boston University
Access to public broadcasting and media freedom are essential pillars of a functioning democracy, not only as information outlets for the electorate, but also as a check on government through public scrutiny. In Italy, however, claims to protect “neutrality” and...
