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Examining the 2020 U.S. Elections Through the Public’s Eyes

by Zafiro Aguilar | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago

The 2020 election year has seen many twists and turns that have impacted the usual ways we see U.S. elections performed, especially in how debates were conducted. We have seen the second planned presidential debate turn into a townhall for each respective candidate....

Advisory Commission 1776: Patriotism or Populism?

by Hazel Martello | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago

On November 2nd, 2020, just one day prior to the United States’ general elections, President Trump established the “1776 Commission” through an executive order. The commission is tasked with ensuring the United States’ children receive a “patriotic education.” The...

How the Trump Base Represents the Danger that Populism Continues To Pose to American Democracy

by Timmy Lee | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago

On November 7th, 4 days after Election Day, Joe Biden was projected to have defeated President Donald Trump and declared to be the 46th President of the United States by all major news sources, including Fox News. The reaction to Biden’s win from Trump, his cabinet...

Conspiracy and Right-Wing Populism: The Lasting Threat QAnon Poses to U.S. Democracy

by Maggie Habib | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago

Since the presidential election, QAnon followers have been forced to reckon with an identity crisis. “Q” failed to post for over a week after the election, and in that time questions about his legitimacy began to emerge among his followers. If the master plan was for...

Populism, Democrat Strategy, and the Definition of Insanity

by Ed Schmeltzer | Nov 17, 2020 | University of Chicago

As the 2020 election winds down and the Democratic Party has, by all reputable accounts, been confirmed as the victor, Op-Eds across the internet have been released mourning the death of the projected Democratic ‘blue wave’. This was the hoped-for upsurge in...
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