by Sam Sharman | May 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
As academics, pundits, and causal observers respond to widespread democratic erosion across the western world, many have argued that to counter democratic erosion, we need less democracy. However, this frames the solution as the problem. The real problem is that...
by Dominique Kren | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
As discussed in detail over this semester, one of the key pillars of a democratic system of government is freedom of the press. Perhaps one of the key symptoms of an eroding democratic system is the absence of a free, unbiased, or equally biased press. America...
by Chase Dunn | Apr 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
There has been much talk about impeaching President Trump. Some in the Democratic Party are calling for impeachment, others are cautioning against using impeachment as a political weapon. The Republican Party is campaigning on the notion of an impeachment, hoping to...
by Christopher Taylor | Apr 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
On February 21, 2018, three hundred people crowded into a high school auditorium in West Haven, Connecticut to hear a debate between the eight Republican candidates for Governor. With incumbent Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy term-limited and facing an unprecedented...
by Sam Sharman | Apr 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Over the past year, media criticism regarding violations of political norms has centered on President Trump and Congressional Republicans. To be sure, Trump’s norm-breaking is without precedent, and the power held by Republicans renders their actions more urgent, but...