by Darcy Kuang | Oct 24, 2020 | University of Chicago
In the 2016 U.S Presidential election, approximately 33 million voters cast their ballots by mail, which accounted for one quarter of all ballots cast. With the COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented number of Americans are expected to vote by mail this year. According...
by Stasya Rodionova | Oct 24, 2020 | University of Chicago
In late June of 2020 the Russian government held a nation-wide plebiscite on a series of constitutional amendments proposed earlier this year by President Vladimir Putin. Among a myriad of changes like constitutionally banning same-sex marriage, fortifying instruction...
by Mim Rojvirasingh | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
Though the Thai government does not necessarily hide its autocratic tendencies, it is far from willing to let go of the democratic label. On October 15th 2020, after three months of student-led protests calling for monarchy reform and his resignation, Prime Minister...
by Liam Cohen | Oct 22, 2020 | University of Chicago
As the election season comes into full swing, Trump and the GOP, have become noticeably worried about the outcome of this election year – especially as the means of voting has become more accessible. As a result of this anxiety, Trump and the GOP have begun to take...
by Lauren Alvarez-Romero | Oct 14, 2020 | University of Georgia
Stalin. Hitler. Kim Jong-Il. These are all names that easily come to mind when one thinks of a dictatorship. People usually do not associate good things with these names. When someone says “Hitler,” for example, everyone in the room thinks of the Holocaust. With...
