Is Trump Tariff-en off Congress?
When the United States Constitution was created, the founders were wary of an overly powerful executive branch. To avoid the possibility of a...
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Americas Political Polarization Problem
Polarization in the United States no longer serves democracy, but instead serves as a tool for those in power. Instead of increasing political...
Arresting Opposition and Squashing Protests: Democratic Backsliding in Turkey Under Erdoğan
On March 19, Ekrem Imamoğlu, mayor of Istanbul, was arrested on charges of corruption and terrorism. His arrest took place days before he was...
2025 Romanian Elections: An Election Redo and a Barred Candidate
Only two weeks out from Presidential Elections, Romanian voters face a tough decision in deciding on the next leader of their country. The latest...
Analyzing Polarization and Democratic Politics: The SAVE Act
Last week, the House passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act with a large amount of Republican support and four democratic votes. The...
Turkey: The End of “Competitive Authoritarianism”?
On March 19, 2025, the top opposition candidate, Ekrem Imamoglu, was arrested four days prior to confirmation as the opposition party’s candidate...
Why Protecting American Democracy Means Coming Together In Protest
In the lead up to the 2020 presidential election, the Democratic Erosion Consortium's very own professors Robert Blair and Steven...
Prabowo Dismantling Democracy, One Law at a Time
On March 20, 2025, Indonesia’s Parliament approved revisions to their Indonesian National Military (TNI) Law No. 34/2004, raising concerns for...
Land of the Free, Home of the… Silent? Democratic Backsliding in Trump’s America
At one point in the not-so-distant past, the words “democracy” and “America” were seemingly synonymous. Since the 2016 election, the American...