by Minseo Kim | Apr 20, 2026 | George Mason University
Forget the tanks! In the 21st century, the most dangerous weapon against democracy isn’t a gun. It’s a law. In a democracy, a “coup” is not the only dangerous thing when armed soldiers show up one day and topple them. The scariest thing is that the...
by Matthew Arnold | Apr 19, 2026 | Suffolk University, Universities
Democracies don’t usually die in a single dramatic moment. They erode quietly and gradually, through a thousand small surrenders. But occasionally, a government does something so blunt that it forces everyone to pay attention. In early 2025, the Trump administration...
by Lexyne Rivera | Apr 17, 2026 | Boston University
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador is widely known for being well loved by his constituents. Recent polls, following his 2024 re-election, found 90% of his constituents to be in favor of Bukele and his policies. This is in spite of the fact that his re-election...
by Adelina Rodriguez | Apr 17, 2026 | Boston University
Democratic erosion doesn’t happen suddenly, or even in the form of coups anymore; instead, it occurs through the gradual, internal erosion of institutions. Ozan Varol coined the term “stealth authoritarianism,” in which incumbents use existing legal mechanisms to...
by Matthew Arnold | Mar 30, 2026 | Suffolk University, Universities
On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order establishing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a body embedded within the existing U.S. Digital Service and led by tech billionaire Elon Musk. Framed publicly as a crusade against wasteful...
