by Omar Battisha | Apr 28, 2019 | University of Chicago
In 2018, for the first time in the 46 years that Freedom House’s global study of political freedom has been conducted, the United States failed to get a 1/7 rating (where 1 is most free and 7 is least free). To most political observers, the study’s results...
by Anjali Nahata | Apr 28, 2019 | University of Chicago
“It is now clear that social media and intensely partisan television and radio broadcasts disseminated a massive number of messages during the 2016 Presidential election campaign designed to demonize candidates and seriously distort the facts upon which many voters...
by Alexa Keith | Apr 22, 2019 | University of Chicago
In 1913, Woodrow Wilson held the White House’s first press conference. In 1929, President Herbert Hoover formally established the position of White House Press Secretary. Ever since, the White House has become gradually more open to the press, with press briefings...
by Emily Young | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
On February 15th, 2019 President Trump held a national press conference announcing his declaration of a National Emergency at the Border with Mexico. This declaration allowed him to utilize his Executive Powers in order to use government funds to build a wall at the...
by Katrina Ramkissoon | Apr 16, 2019 | Suffolk University
In the age of democracy erosion, we are beginning to see a rise of populism in global actors across the world. Political figures are now employing populist principles in order to stabilize their party and secure the bid for future elections. Populism by definition...
