by Joshua Emmanuel Ramos | Jun 29, 2021 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Some nation-states around the world have gone through intense polarization, democracies included. The United States, because of recent events such as the Capitol Insurrection, is an apt example of polarization’s corrosive effects on democracy. Mason examined...
by Tucker Weiser | Apr 21, 2021 | Boston University
On January 6th, 2021, Democrats won control of the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives, all while the Capital Building was laid under siege. Those who took part in the insurrection hoped to disrupt the democratic process underway and even commit acts of...
by Laura Pomberg | Jan 11, 2021 | University of Denver
The world is ending. This is the thought that went through the minds of many Americans this past summer. It was a tumultuous period, filled with civil unrest, uncertainty about public health, and financial trouble. Worry was again pushed to the forefront of Americans’...
by Sebastian Luu | Dec 11, 2020 | Suffolk University
USCGC Polar Sea at Iceberg B-15A on Jan. 29, 2001 (wikimedia; NSF/Josh Landis )USCGC Polar Star backs and rams through dense ice off the Antarctic coast, Jan. 15, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley)USCGC is the abbreviation for United...
by Madison Ambrose | Nov 24, 2020 | Northeastern University
Cries of “fraud” and “stop the count” have echoed throughout the country ever since Joe Biden took the lead over President Donald Trump in both the popular and electoral counts. Fervent Trump supporters, both citizens and politicians alike, have rallied across the...
