by Sebastian Auld | Oct 7, 2026 | Boston University
Péter Magyar’s Tisza government says it is dismantling the system Viktor Orbán built over sixteen years. Several of its tools are the ones this course treats as warning signs of democratic erosion: constitutional amendments that removed Orbán-era officeholders,...
by Evana Marshall | Oct 2, 2026 | Boston University
On Friday, September 25th, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to make use of the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to screen state voter lists for possible noncitizens temporarily....
by Tate Michimoto-Toma | Oct 2, 2026 | Boston University
Ahead of the November 3rd midterm elections, President Trump aired three commercials trumpeting American exceptionalism, but they drew bipartisan criticism. Concerns about misuse of taxpayer dollars and the messaging used raise questions about the Trump...
by Riley Dever | Oct 2, 2026 | Boston University
I spent my summer working on a campaign, doing community outreach and speaking with constituents from a range of backgrounds. One concern that repeatedly came up was voting. Following the widespread public discussion of the SAVE Act, many voters expressed uncertainty...
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...
