by Aliza Oppenheim | Apr 28, 2019 | University of Chicago
After the release of the Mueller report, many were shocked to see the number of White House officials, such as former White House counsel Don McGahn and former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, who had prevented the president from possibly obstructing justice...
by Emily Morrison | Apr 28, 2019 | University of Chicago
In an appearance on Fox New’s Hannity, Donald Trump continued to escalate his attacks on any attempts at oversight of his administration. Trump, in a lengthy rant about the Mueller Investigation, stated “This was a coup. This wasn’t stealing...
by Sara Rosendorf | Apr 27, 2019 | Georgia State University
For this blog post, I will be covering a “digital event” while currently residing in Utrecht, the Netherlands. I will explore the works done by the League of Women Voters, with an emphasis to the Georgia chapter of their organization. To fully understand the agendas,...
by Noa Levin | Apr 27, 2019 | University of Chicago
Despite a few close calls, the United States has never truly succumbed to populism. Now, the election of Donald Trump has challenged the American democratic framework’s resilience to populism. Many academic sources identify political parties as a primary obstacle to...
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...
