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...
by Joey Pisani | Mar 29, 2026 | Suffolk University
Are we really doing this? “America will continue our leadership in defense of human dignity, in defense of rules and norms, and in defense of freedom and liberty. There is too much at stake to do anything less.” Vice President Kamala Harris spoke those words in 2023...
