by John Mills | Dec 1, 2025 | Northeastern University
In September of 2024, FBI agents acting as businessmen met with the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tom Homan under the guise of helping to secure government contracts if Trump were to win the upcoming election. During the meeting, Homan reportedly...
by Damian Preciado | Oct 20, 2025 | Arizona State University
Recent reports by The New York Times share a growing consensus within the judiciary of an impending crisis, with a lack of clarity creating foreseeable conflict and confusion. The article noted a survey that went to over 400 federal judges; 65 of them responded. These...
by Neha Ahmed | Oct 19, 2025 | Arizona State University
The United States has long upheld an international reputation as the sword and shield of democracy, championing liberal ideals and warning other nations against the rise of authoritarianism. To such an extent, the U.S. has arguably played the role of a democratic...
by Arianna Lopez | Oct 18, 2025 | Arizona State University
Modern autocratization is often marked by executive leaders weaponizing the legal system of the democratic country they were elected to lead. It allows for an easy way of legitimizing controversial political moves, giving them a legal veneer in order to conceal their...
by Stavros Ligris | Sep 11, 2025 | Boston University
By Stavros Ligris The shooting of Charlie Kirk during a university event in Utah this September has been described as shocking, tragic, and destabilizing. But it should also be understood as part of a larger pattern of democratic decline in the United States. What...
