by Kenneth Coleman | Apr 26, 2019 | University of Chicago
Muller posits that, in order to hold an accountable government, “it is crucial that citizens be well informed about politics” [1]. There is a common sense truth to this statement. A democracy is, after all, an “arrangement [of...
by Keli Lalicker | Apr 24, 2019 | Utah State University
On November 5th of 2018, 52.75% of Utah voters decided to vote “yes” on Proposition 2, the Medical Marijuana Initiative supporting the legalization of marijuana exclusively for medicinal use. Less than a month later, Utah legislators announced a stricter alternative...
by Jacob Olson | Apr 22, 2019 | Utah State University
A few months ago, the United States experienced its longest government shutdown in history. Shutting down for 34 days starting December 2019, the federal government rocketed past the previous benchmark of 21 days in 1995. Included throughout these 34 days when workers...
by Selena Spencer | Apr 22, 2019 | University of Chicago
Populism as the equal and opposite reaction to American Democracy. Internationally populists and the populism are seen as generally undemocratic. The term populist itself is so broad it can encompass the likes of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. While in America the...
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...
