by John Iacovino | Oct 13, 2017 | Boston University
Donald Trump is implementing actions that appear to undermine democracy, and he is doing it through legal means. Unfortunately, even if the legality of his means becomes more questionable, there would be little that could be done to stop him. In one of Trump’s first...
by Molly Winders | Oct 13, 2017 | University of Memphis
To educate the population on terrorism, officials sometimes hold public meetings and presentations in which they reveal certain information that can save lives. On September 27, 2017, one such event took place at the University of Memphis. Dale Lane, the Republican...
by Lukas McMahon | Oct 12, 2017 | Boston University
A free, liberal democracy should not spy on its citizens. But the United States does, and it may continue to indefinitely, which puts its citizens at risk of persecution — especially with the rise of American populism. A bi-partisan coalition of 12 representatives...
by Jarred Barlow | Oct 11, 2017 | Boston University
After Donald Trump’s latest Twitter-staged boxing match, this time with Republican Senator Bob Corker, it seems as though one more mound of soil has been dropped on the grave of presidential maturity. It is no secret that Donald Trump has become increasingly divergent...
by Isabela Karibjanian | Oct 11, 2017 | Brown University
President Donald Trump’s presidency is not the start of democratic erosion in the United States – it’s the continuation of several long and often normalized trends. According to Juan J. Linz’s The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes: Crisis, Breakdown and Reequilibration,...
