Dubbed by analysts as the “most significant election in the Southeast Asian nation’s recent history”, the last 2022 national elections was the most polarized and most participated with a voter turnout …
Tyranny? You mean, Unity?: The Fateful Alliance of the Marcos-Duterte Clans in the Philippines
“Bagong Pilipinas, Bagong Mukha!”, (trans: New Philippines, New Face) the battle cry of the 2022 Marcos-Duterte campaign jingle echoed throughout the nation as the resurging Marcoses and the …
All the Web’s a Stage: New Media, Micro-Celebrities, and Fake News in the Philippines
“Celebrity” in Philippine politics can manifest in more ways than one. Most notoriously, celebrity makes itself evident when film and television stars participate in politics as candidates during …
Political Attitudes, Polarization, and Their Consequences in the United States
The United States has been facing political polarization since the early 1970s - but the uprise of technology, media, and freedom of expression has demonstrated how a dramatic shift in political …
A 2024 Rematch: Will it be the Authoritarian or the Genocide-Enabler?
With the grim results of Super Tuesday, we face the catastrophic choice between Trump, espousing authoritarian ideology, and Biden, a now genocide-enabler. “Democracies don’t fall apart — they’re …
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Democracy in Decay:
Analyzing Democratic Backsliding in Narendra Modi’s India India is one of the world's most diverse and populated nations, with a revolutionary past and a promising future of endless …