Senators Amy Klobuchar and Ron Wyden recently proposed emergency voting reforms which would allow every U.S. state to expand the use of vote-by-mail. According to Klobuchar, these changes would help …
President Vucic’s Democratic Backsliding Threatens to Destroy Serbia’s Delicate Democracy
From Balkan Insight Vucic’s political journey began in 1993 when he joined the extreme-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS). His mentor and founder of the SRS, Voijslav Seslj, was a key participant in …
In Israel, Gantz’s Bold Move Promotes Democracy at the Cost of His Political Agenda
In the Middle East, no country is more democratic than the State of Israel, as evidenced by the Democracy Index of 2019 [1]. However, …
The Coronavirus Pandemic & Potential Voter Suppression
The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted nearly all aspects of our lives and will have ramifications that will reverberate throughout society for months to come. In particular, social distancing, stay at …
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COVID-19 Adds to Mistrust in United States Government
The current coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic occurring around the globe is causing there to be mistrust in governments. Specifically, citizens are wondering is their government is telling the truth …
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The Inefficacy of Trump’s COVID-19 Response Delegitimizing American Governance
Like the rest of the world, Americans have a lot on their minds right now. With the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reaching 10,000 just this morning, Americans are understandably distressed over the …
Trump’s Dismantling of the Last Institution Able to Hold Him Accountable: the Bureaucracy
During the raging Coronavirus epidemic, in March of 2020, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci, broke his usually professional demeanor in a press …
COVID-19 Enables Netanyahu’s Continued Deterioration of Israeli Democracy
Israel has made international headlines over the past year, following three consecutive inconclusive elections and increasing fears of prime minister Netanyahu's autocratic tendencies. The state of …
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