by Jess Lockett | May 6, 2020 | Georgia State University Perimeter College
Forget the clickbait: President Donald J. Trump and the Republican party are unraveling the democratic process in the United States, just because you cannot “feel” it, does not mean it is not happening. Since...
by David Ahern | Mar 1, 2020 | American University
When Martín Vizcarra first assumed the Peruvian presidency in 2018, he appeared to be the unlikely hero to restore the nation’s faith in democracy. Vizcarra inherited the office of President Kuczynski after he (and much of his cabinet) was toppled for his...
by Ronen Schatsky | Apr 28, 2019 | University of Chicago
The Trump presidency has alarmed lots of people about the power of the executive branch. Democrats and even some Republicans are expressing serious concerns that the President is overstepping his authority and setting a dangerous president for a strong executive that...
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 Charlotte Kelly | Feb 22, 2019 | Rollins College
In the blog post by Taylor Williams of Saint Louis University, she addresses Donald Trump’s usage of executive power to declare a “national emergency” in order to circumvent congress and secure funding for his border wall. Although it is not beyond his power to...