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...
by Emily O'malley | Apr 15, 2019 | Rollins College
Many Democrats suspect that, given Trump’s performance thus far, his defeat in 2020 is inevitable, which is perhaps why the Democratic field is replete with challengers hoping to win the presidency. However, as Roger Cohen illustrates in his April 10 piece for the New...
by Austin Anderson | Apr 13, 2019 | Utah State University
Denouncing reporter’s statements as “fake news”, moving the embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, pulling out of the Paris Accords, a political battle against Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro, (Lopes) and a tough on China proposition. ...
by Ej Broker | Apr 13, 2019 | Rollins College
This post is written in response to two articles in the April 13 print edition of The Economist, both under the Leaders section: ‘Israel’s election, Bibi the conjuror’ and ‘Elections in Indonesia, The wrong way to win.’ A Pandemic It’s becoming quite clear that...
