by Micah Rosen | Nov 14, 2017 | Brown University
It is easy to think of democracy in terms of laws and policies. If everyone is allowed to participate in a democracy, then even if they do not, how could democracy be threatened? But as my experience at a recent activist meeting in Rhode Island reflects, the picture...
by Matthew Jarrell | Nov 14, 2017 | Brown University
John Adams famously wrote that the infant United States, as a new republic, was a nation of laws and not of men—by which he presumably meant no single personality, no matter how large or formidable, can create the standards to which we hold ourselves as a people. Only...
by Anna Spier | Nov 13, 2017 | Boston University
During the year that Donald Trump has been in office, plans have been made to reshape the federal appeals court with younger judges whose beliefs are more conservative. Trump, who entered the office with twenty one seats to be filled, has appointed eight appellate...
by Chance Rogala | Nov 13, 2017 | Boston University
Throughout his candidacy and Presidency, President Donald Trump has made statements like “Serious voter fraud in Virginia, New Hampshire, and California – so why isn’t the media reporting on this? Serious bias – big problem!” These sentiments came to a head in May...
by Maxine Moore | Nov 13, 2017 | Boston University
The freedom of the press is a fundamental right ensured by the First Amendment of the Constitution. It is at the forefront of democracy. The First Amendment is twofold: it ensures the freedom of the press and the freedom of speech. These freedoms guarantee that the...
