by Ezra Oyarce | Jun 9, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
The effective Republican prohibition of any meaningful debate on gun reform represents many of the hallmarks of anti-democratic practices: the filibuster, money in politics, and polarization … Rather than attempting to repeat the tired argument over the specific...
by Ezra Oyarce | Jun 5, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
Roe v. Wade is just one of the first casualties to come as a result of Trump’s brand of stealth authoritarianism and the gradual weakening of American democracy since his rise to power The recent leaked draft decision of Justice Samuel Alito that would seek to...
by Tanner Hines | Apr 28, 2022 | University of Georgia
Voter suppression is one of the most pressing issues facing American democracy today. Many scholars worry we are living through a second coming of Jim Crow as across the nation elected officials are making it harder for people to cast their vote, particularly people...
by Thomas Charyton | Apr 26, 2022 | University of Georgia
By Thomas Charyton A democracy can only really work if people believe in it. The nation’s faith in its institutions had not faced a threat quite like that which was the Trump presidency. Using several specific propaganda techniques, President Trump repeatedly attacked...
by Thomas Charyton | Mar 16, 2022 | University of Georgia
Voting has been considered a sacred practice for centuries. As one of the main pillars of a democratic society, perhaps the best way to do this in a democratic system is to vote in elections. And yet, so many Americans do not vote despite being eligible and directly...