Lukus Berber

The American Media: Friend or Foe?

posted on April 27, 2019 by Lukus Berber

University of Chicago Tagged With: American media, Democratic Erosion, fake news, Nazi Germany, partisanship, Propaganda, public distrust, Weimar Germany

Cable News: War of Ideology By Lukus Berber The University of Chicago American democracy has never been easy. Americans today have evolved since the days of duels and outright assaults on the …

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Populism: Disease Or the Cure to Unresponsive Democracy?

posted on April 22, 2019 by Lukus Berber

University of Chicago Tagged With: Democratic Erosion, Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, Marine Le Pen, Nigel Farage, populism

By: Lukus Berber “The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now”- President Donald Trump (01/20/2017) Taking the message straight to …

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“How Democracies Die” by Lukus Berber

posted on April 14, 2019 by Lukus Berber

University of Chicago Tagged With: institutional forbearance, mutual toleration, political polarization, United States democracy

“How Democracies Die”, by Levitsky, paints a truly dire picture for American democracy. The current political moment in the United States is feisty to say the very least. Historically, the US has had …

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