by Drew Flanagan | Feb 23, 2018 | Ohio State University
Creed’s Seafood Steaks in King of Prussia: classy seafood joint, or embodiment of democratic erosion? According to political scientist John Kennedy, it’s essentially both. Dr. Kennedy is a professor at West Chester University, who recently served as an...
by Cierra Carafice | Feb 23, 2018 | Ohio State University
Donald Trump’s recent actions in regards to security laws have distinct authoritarian undertones and a dangerous potential. Since the beginning of his term, President Donald Trump has had an interesting relationship with surveillance laws. Near the beginning of his...
by Madeleine Haas | Feb 23, 2018 | Ohio State University
The free press is a central tenet of democracy and of the United States Constitution. Indeed, a media free from party control, propaganda, and suppression is one of the most important roadblocks to the erosion of democracy. Thus, it comes as no surprise that one of...
by Abby Nutter | Feb 22, 2018 | Ohio State University
In Kurt Weyland’s piece on the barriers to populism in America he identifies Republican constraint as one of the protecting factors of American democracy. However, this argument is flawed for several reasons. First, the actions of our Republican congress in the first...
by Cassandra Dula | Feb 22, 2018 | Ohio State University
In December of 2017, several news reports – the first of which was the Washington Post – alleged that the Centers for Disease Control had enacted a “ban” on seven words in budgeting documents that were heading to Congress for approval. The words included...
