by Christian Santiago | Apr 16, 2019 | Rollins College
A response to “Polarization is Dividing American Society, Not Just Politics” by Nate Cohn (NYT) Anyone who has been following the affairs of the United States government during the past few years is painfully aware of how polarized the two major parties have become....
by Sophie Secor | Apr 8, 2019 | Boston University
The United States political field is filled with big names, and even bigger opinions. There are many up-and-coming passionate politicians on both ends of the spectrum. On the left, there are young representatives such as Alexandria-Oscasio Cortez that have gained fame...
by Felicia Gordon | Apr 7, 2019 | Boston University
Jair Bolsonaro was elected into power to serve as Brazil’s President on January 1, 2019. While the brief amount of time since his Presidency began limits Bolsonaro’s role thus far in forming new policies, it does not limit the global concern about the destruction...
by Garrett Rich | Apr 3, 2019 | Utah State University
The media is the main source of information concerning current events and politics, because of this it has a lot of power to influence the minds of its viewers, for better or for worse. In the current political climate, the political parties have become polarized as...
by Jacob Buckelew | Mar 31, 2019 | Rollins College
It is the great paradox within the party of the welfare state that economic populism results in a greater level of elitism in Washington. As David Brooks suggests, centralization-as opposed to devolution-does not give more power to local communities to meet the...