by Hannah Upchurch | Feb 12, 2019 | American University
The longest government shutdown to date ended on 25 January 2019, and unless Congress reaches a deal on the border, the government will shut down again in three days. Republican support for the last shutdown took two forms: support for shutdowns as such, and support...
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...
by Yanebi Blanco Bayona | Feb 17, 2018 | Skidmore College
All around the world, there exists a growing concern about the future state of democracy. The considerable rise of populist ideas globally, but especially inside Western democracies is the main cause of anxiety for contemporary social scientists, journalists, and part...
by George Golden | Feb 14, 2018 | Columbia University
The Turkish society has become increasingly polarized since the coup attempt of 15 July 2016. However, Erdogan and his rather conventional opponents, particularly secularists, nationalists and even the Kurdish minority, have come together in a rare consensus that...
by Victor Brechenmacher | Nov 17, 2017 | Boston University
It’s become a received wisdom of sorts that the media failed to grasp Donald Trump’s rise in 2016 ahead of time because “the press [took] him literally, but not seriously; his supporters [took] him seriously, but not literally.” Too focused on...
