by Preeya Patel | Nov 17, 2020 | University of Chicago
One of the specific criteria of populist leaders according to Jan-Werner Müller is antipluralism. He writes, “[Populists] claim that they and they alone represent the people.” [1] Instead of recognizing “the people” as a diverse set of groups with different identities...
by Cindy Yao | Nov 17, 2020 | University of Chicago
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is one of the least popular politicians in the nation— and that’s not just a matter of opinion. According to a 2019 Morning Consult survey, McConnell had a 50 percent disapproval rating with registered voters, the second...
by Marissa Linn | Nov 17, 2020 | University of Chicago
Even though the 2020 Presidential Election was called on November 14th, escaping election news seems impossible. The last week has seen Trump’s legal team file a plethora of lawsuits over supposed voter fraud and their subsequent failures. So far, at least 18...
by Ericka Jones | Nov 1, 2020 | Georgia State University
On September 18, 2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice passed away from pancreatic cancer leaving America on alert. She was quoted by NPR saying, “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.” Justice...
by Connor Weathers | Oct 25, 2020 | Suffolk University
Americans are not as polarized as we think we are. A new report from Beyond Conflict, a non-profit that leverages research from cognitive and behavioral science to address issues of conflict resolution, reconciliation and social change, finds that Democrats and...
