by Sam Sharman | May 4, 2018 | Georgia State University
As academics, pundits, and causal observers respond to widespread democratic erosion across the western world, many have argued that to counter democratic erosion, we need less democracy. However, this frames the solution as the problem. The real problem is that...
by Judson Elsholz | May 1, 2018 | Georgia State University
President Donald J. Trump’s use of social media, namely Twitter, has set a surprising new precedence for administrative communications in the United States. Trump himself has referred to his frequent Twitter usage as “modern-day presidential,” and tweets several times...
by Jacob Farris | Apr 27, 2018 | American University
Guardrails of democracy ensure that everyone plays on the same field by creating an environment of general respect. One of the most important of these guardrails is mutual toleration. For the purpose of this blog post, mutual toleration is being defined using Levitsky...
by Derek Law | Apr 27, 2018 | Georgia State University
The second amendment of the Bill of Rights does cause much controversy today. In modern American politics there are debates to abolish the second amendment, keep it unaltered, and to regulate it. The polarizing topic continues to divide the nation because the...
by Adam Lowney | Apr 27, 2018 | Georgia State University
American politics is dominated by the hot button issue mentality. In America’s political climate there is a divisiveness that draws a line between groups of citizens when it comes to certain issues, one in particular is the gun control debate. To begin understanding...
