by John W | Apr 6, 2020 | Rollins College
In recent years, a fear has taken hold that democratic erosion is occurring all across the globe, from the United States to the Philippines. Many theories have been introduced in an attempt to explain why this is occurring and how it can be stopped. While the subject...
by Hallie W | Apr 6, 2020 | Rollins College
“Democracy’s Enemy Within,” an article published by the Economist in August of 2019, discusses the fatal flaw that is deteriorating many of the world’s modern democracies from the inside out: Cynicism. Cynicism in a political sense is public distrust towards leaders...
by Megan Lohry | Mar 24, 2020 | Georgia State University
Within the past decade states across the US have increasingly pushed for voter ID laws in an attempt to minimize voter fraud. This seems optimal, however voter fraud has not been proven to be a significant threat to election turnout, while voter suppression has. The...
by David Winner | Feb 12, 2020 | Boston University
On November 5th, 2019, Pennsylvania’s Northampton County held elections through digital voting machines manufactured by Election Systems & Software. The machines, called the ExpressVoteXL, are marketed as state-of-the-art; they come equipped with a...
by Marina Pence | Feb 12, 2020 | Boston University
The term “constitutional crisis” has been used to classify an array of American democratic features. Any time a legal question, a controversial decision or executive order is in the news, the term “constitutional crisis” is on the tips of everyone’s tongue....
