by Thomas Martino | Apr 22, 2019 | University of Chicago
Tolerant Democracy American democracy is built upon the preposition that the political opposition is not the enemy. In their book How Democracies Die, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt describe mutual toleration and institutional forbearance as the bedrocks to...
by Alexa Keith | Apr 22, 2019 | University of Chicago
In 1913, Woodrow Wilson held the White House’s first press conference. In 1929, President Herbert Hoover formally established the position of White House Press Secretary. Ever since, the White House has become gradually more open to the press, with press briefings...
by Ian Henson | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
Constitutions are widely recognized as a critical or essential component to a well-functioning democracy. Although many would agree that the U.S. Constitution is not a perfect document, it has existed as the U.S.’s governing document for over two-hundred years, albeit...
by Kenneth Coleman | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
The Bush v. Gore (2000) decision has been scrutinized as the most partisan decision by the Supreme Court, arguably in history, but certainly for the last several decades. Justice John Paul Stevens in his dissent states “the identity of the loser [of the 2000...
by Annika Hildebrandt | Apr 20, 2019 | University of Chicago
It’s 2019 and President Donald Trump’s twitter antics have become an accepted norm of life. Gone are the days of amicable tweets depicting diplomats shaking hands in foreign countries. Instead, Twitter has been transformed into a populist’s platform of choice. Twitter...
