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Can Citizens Still Discern?: Credibility and Vertical Accountability in the Age of AI

by Maureen Klaiber | Oct 23, 2026 | Brown University

In 2017, Weitz-Shapiro and Winters conducted research on information credibility in Brazil, finding that citizens unilaterally punished corrupt politicians in the polls and could widely discern between credible and unreliable information, and further, that the...

Donald Trump’s Trade Wars and Their Implications on US Vertical Accountability

by Sarah Gleason | Oct 19, 2026 | Arizona State University

Just recently Donald Trump visited Dayton, Ohio, a region which is defined by the prevalence of their manufacturing sector, and which has seen negative impacts from ever increasing US reliance on manufactured imports. As a result of the blowbacks from increased...

Eroding Democracy’s Foundations: Trump and the Freedom of the Press

by Isra English | Oct 9, 2026 | Boston University

On September 18, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that he would be barring the news organizations CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from attending press conferences at the White House. According to the subsequent court filing made by his administration, these outlets...

South Korea’s Democratic Institutions Held, But Will America’s?

by Samantha Genzer | Oct 9, 2026 | Boston University

South Korea’s political polarization led to democratic erosion, but its institutions were able to push back. Whether the United States could do the same is far less clear. On Sept. 11, former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol was acquitted in a case related to a...
Trump’s Media Ban as a Sign of Democratic Erosion, and How Media Outlets Should Protest

Trump’s Media Ban as a Sign of Democratic Erosion, and How Media Outlets Should Protest

by Lauren Albano | Oct 8, 2026 | Boston University

President Donald Trump’s ongoing battle with the free press came to one of its biggest heads last month when he revoked the White House credentials for journalists of three major media organizations. On Sept. 18, Trump announced on Truth Social that CNN, MS NOW, and...
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