by Frances Fields | Nov 30, 2021 | University of Georgia
For 25 years, one of the greatest protections of free speech survived within a law largely created to limit free speech on the Internet. Three years after the Internet became public, the Communications Decency Act of 1996 was passed to prevent certain indecent...
by Grace Voll | Oct 22, 2021 | Suffolk University
Repetitive calls for unity, compassion, and empathy for others are uttered daily by our most prominent leaders in the United States. We are experiencing levels of hyper-polarization, incivility, and distrust in one and another, and our government, at rates like never...
by Frances Fields | Oct 13, 2021 | University of Georgia
While there is hope for America’s future as a democracy, there are serious democratic backsliding issues at the present moment. Increased polarization is widely accepted as a pre-cursor to this backsliding. Polarization can have a large variety of causes, but in...
by Darcy Jones | Oct 13, 2021 | University of Georgia
The recent introduction of vaccine mandates to states and workplaces across the United States has only served to further the political polarization in the country, pushing it into the direction of democratic erosion. Many citizens are losing faith in the government to...
by Maegan Taback | Oct 13, 2021 | University of Georgia
The United States is more populist than we think. Populism is on the rise, and many Americans have neglected the influence of populist leaders. The growth in populism is a main contributor in the increasing polarization that we see occurring in the United States. The...
