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Targeting the Far-Left: Counterterrorism, Paranoia, and Polarization

by Matthew Bergin | Apr 17, 2026 | Boston University

Under the leadership of President Donald Trump, the United States shifted its counterterrorism focus to the far-left. This included the designation of ANTIFA as a domestic terrorism organization in a September 2025 executive order, highlighting the push by the Trump...
The Trend of Polarization: How Political Competition Becomes Conflict

The Trend of Polarization: How Political Competition Becomes Conflict

by Benedetta Rossi | Apr 16, 2026 | Boston University, Universities

“Us” Versus “Them” In the context of modern politics in the United States and around the world, an increasingly worrying factor that plays a role in the phenomenon of democratic erosion is polarization. Polarization is a process through which the civil and political...
The Dignity Act and the Death of Bipartisanship

The Dignity Act and the Death of Bipartisanship

by Asha Worley | Apr 16, 2026 | Boston University

For much of the late twentieth century, immigration reform in the United States was an achievable feat through bipartisan cooperation. Lawmakers disagreed on key provisions, yet they were able to engage in negotiations, ultimately producing legislation. However in...

Look at What They Took From You: MAGA Polarization Through Social Media

by Abigail Tuufuli | Mar 30, 2026 | Arizona State University

The official White House X account sits at over four million followers. Created in January of 2025, the social media page’s bio reads: “The Golden Age of America Begins Now.” Like many other accounts, political or not, they share posts from others, keep followers...

From Left to Right-Wing Populism: Can Argentina Survive Another Movement?

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...
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