by Robert Wilson | Apr 11, 2020 | American University
Amidst the onset of an economic recession in 2008, the Wall Street Journal quoted former Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emmanual with his now-infamous phrase, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” While certainly not his intention, Emmanual’s quote underscores...
by Isabella Harford | Apr 8, 2020 | Boston University
The current global pandemic has undoubtedly wreaked havoc on democracies throughout the world, as governments attempt to balance legislative powers with mitigation policies. As the death rate in Italy has started exceeding that of China, many Europeans have begun...
by Matthew Cutler | Apr 8, 2020 | Boston University
According to both Richard J. Hofstadter’s work titled The Paranoid Style in American Politics and the Miriam-Webster dictionary, “Webster defines paranoia, the clinical entity, as a chronic mental disorder characterized by systematic delusions of...
by Glenn Korman | Apr 6, 2020 | Boston University
The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted nearly all aspects of our lives and will have ramifications that will reverberate throughout society for months to come. In particular, social distancing, stay at home orders, and public health concerns will have a transformational...
by Saadia Ali | Apr 6, 2020 | Boston University
Like the rest of the world, Americans have a lot on their minds right now. With the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reaching 10,000 just this morning, Americans are understandably distressed over the nation’s public health. Perhaps, however, an even bigger stressor for...
