by Chase Duncan | Oct 13, 2020 | University of Georgia
The president’s recent invocation of The Proud Boys at the presidential debate is an escalation in the erosion of democratic norms by appealing directly to a violent street politics group. This escalation is notable because it represents Trump’s most explicit...
by William Solomons, Jr. | Apr 29, 2020 | Georgia State University
An impeachment witness is now an ex-government employee after President Trump asserted his borderline tyrannical presidential powers to remove his political adversaries. 2020 has already been a year of political divisiveness that has been unparalleled in American...
by Sara G | Apr 24, 2020 | Rollins College
On April 19th, 2020, rioters took the streets of state capitals to protest against the state closures due to the novel virus SARS-CoV-2. The infectious disease has caused a nationwide lockdown for almost a month now, and on April 19th people wanted to share that they...
by Andrea Gustafson | Apr 8, 2020 | Boston University
Many scholars have argued that American democracy has been slowly decaying, culminating in the election of populist Donald Trump. Political scientist Robert C. Lieberman et al write, “Trump has openly derided many of the core institutions of democratic governance: the...
by Marina Berardino | Apr 8, 2020 | Boston University
The Trump Presidency, over the last three years, has continuously attempted to destroy democratic norms that have existed for much of the country’s existence. Some of these attempts may have already proven to be successful. One cherished institution in America is the...