by Kennedy Inman | Feb 20, 2018 | Georgia State University
Trump. A name that is synonymous with orange skin, red hats, and many opinions, especially on military parades and immigration. Chávez. A lesser known name when he began, yet became the leader of Venezuela through a socialist party after serving in the military and...
by Jillian Newman | Feb 20, 2018 | Ohio State University
Donald Trump’s recent Fake News Awards may seem like just another harmless jab by Trump to the media that he often taunts, but it is much more than that. To have a sitting president attack his own citizens in such a way is alarming, to say the least. It is a sign of...
by Austin Albertson | Feb 17, 2018 | Skidmore College
After the release of their 4th wave of survey results, Bright Line Watch, a “democracy watch-dog” of sorts, has compiled some extensive data concerning the state of the American democracy. The results of the survey are hardly conclusive on the functioning of our...
by Victor Brechenmacher | Nov 17, 2017 | Boston University
It’s become a received wisdom of sorts that the media failed to grasp Donald Trump’s rise in 2016 ahead of time because “the press [took] him literally, but not seriously; his supporters [took] him seriously, but not literally.” Too focused on...
by Jarred Barlow | Nov 15, 2017 | Boston University
President Donald J. Trump once again lies in the pit of controversy—this time, for a handful of “not qualified” judicial nominations. If Trump continues to nominate questionable candidates over the course of his presidency, American democracy may experience symptoms...
