Crowd at Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rally after the 2016 coup attempt | Ozan Kose (AFP) The Istanbul mayoral election was one of a series of upsets for the AKP, Turkey’s ruling party, …
Gerrymandering and the Courts as a Guardrail of Democracy by Aimee Hwang
Why Democracy is Under Threat by Gerrymandering? In the United States, one of the major threats to democracy is gerrymandering, which is the drawing of electoral district boundaries in a way that …
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New World Order by Thomas Martino
The Gulf War On September 11, 1990, President H.W. Bush addressed a joint session of Congress concerning the Gulf War. The War was a decisive victory for the United States and a coalition of more …
Rise of Brazilian Nationalism In Education by Luis Sierra
It would not be a stretch to call Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro's actions and comments in line with those of a right-wing populist. He rushed to victory in the 2018 Presidential elections vowing …
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Common Sense-orship- Malak Arafa
Censorship and lack of press freedom in Eritrea: In my previous blog posts, I’ve discussed patterns of democratic erosion in different cases. In this blog post, I would like to delve into the …
Pete Buttigieg: Court Reform or Court-Packing? by Charlotte Bairey
2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg had raised the idea court reform as a part of his platform. He has demonstrated interest in increasing the number of seats, or an appellate rotation plan. In …
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