by Emily Dichele | Apr 11, 2019 | Suffolk University
On February 6th, 2019, I attended a Ford Hall Forum event entitled “The Enemy of the People? Freedom of the Press and Democracy” in which Professor Bryan Trabold and Marjorie Pritchard, deputy managing editor for the editorial page at The Boston Globe, spoke about...
by John Barrett | Feb 21, 2019 | Saint Louis University
The United States Senate has recently voted to confirm William Barr as Attorney General (AG) of the United States, replacing the acting AG Matthew Whitaker that has held the position since November 2018. The position was vacant after President Donald J. Trump had...
by Felicia Gordon | Feb 11, 2019 | Boston University
In the United States, the power to pardon is an executive power that is awarded to the President of the United States under Article II, Section II of the United States Constitution. Typically, a criminal who has been convicted under federal law will apply for a pardon...
by Regan Cai | Feb 5, 2019 | Rhode Island School of Design
Today, our democracy is more accessible to us than ever. While cases of exceptions to the political inclusion still exist, people of all races, beliefs, and genders are all given the rights to participate in the nation’s politics. However, numerous sources have proven...
by Matthew Mottet | Oct 23, 2018 | Georgia State University
Is it necessarily true that “the cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy”? In 1972 the McGovern-Fraser Commission revolutionized America’s primary system under this quote. For centuries Presidential nominees were chosen through undemocratic methods, but in...
