by Zachary Witkin | Oct 2, 2017 | Brown University
Following the election of Donald Trump, many of those who oppose him were, and still are, concerned about the future of democracy. The populist minded leader uses, and keeps using, his platform as a bully pulpit for nationalist, anti-immigrant, anti-black rhetoric,...
by Gianpaulo Pons | Sep 28, 2017 | Boston University
Free speech, in any form of expression, has been a heavily contested topic this weekend in regards to the National Football League (NFL). It began at a rally on Friday, September 22 when President Trump said any football player who disrespects the United States’ flag...
by Alexander Henshaw-Greene | Sep 27, 2017 | Boston University
Stealth Authoritarianism, as expressed by Ozan Varol, refers to regime practices that make a country less democratic without outright violating laws or repressing opposition. Varol writes that stealth authoritarianism emerged as a result of internationally mandated...
by Amalia Perez | Sep 26, 2017 | Brown University
More than half a century after being written, Hannah Arendt’s hypotheses explaining the roots and contours of totalitarianism remain, unequivocally, a preeminent theoretical framework. The Origins of Totalitarianism has shaped schools of thought and popular...
