Micah N - Democratic Erosion

The Profitable Polarization of Fox News: A Catalyst for Democratic Backsliding and Stealth Authoritarian Media Capture?

"The President’s world view is being specifically shaped by what he sees on Fox News, but Fox’s goals are ratings and money, which they get by maximizing rage. It’s not a message that is going to...

To Exclude or Engage? Asymmetric Gate-Keeping in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

University of Chicago

While the global ascendance of insurgent anti-establishment political forces and the consequent threats to democratic norms have been widely acknowledged by scholars of democracy, the efficacy of...

Stealth Authoritarianism in the Bureaucracy: Prosecution of Wikileaks Threatens Democratic Norms

University of Chicago

"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right . . . and a desire to know . . . the characters and conduct of their rulers.” – President John Adams [1]...