Political appointments within bureaucracy are usually not headline worthy- unless they are controversial in nature. Former U.S. president Donald Trump appointed a litany of controversial figures to …
Congress & Insider Trading
Congress & Insider Trading The conversation around congress and the stock market is not a new concern. The Stock Act of 2012 was designed to prevent insider trading, but …
Donald Trump, King of the Populists – Reigning from Florida
Former President Donald Trump has been called a populist ever since the American population, news outlets, and politicians in Washington started taking his campaign seriously back in 2016. After all, …
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The Gerrymandering Problem
Every ten years, every state redraws its electoral maps which determines where the electoral districts will be for the next ten years. In many states, it also determines what politician will represent …
Hungarian Democratic Backsliding During COVID-19
Viktor Orbán’s Hungary has come under increasing scrutiny and criticism since he and his party came to power in 2010. Humanitarian watchdogs, scholars, other states, and the EU have criticized his …
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Why BIPOC Are on the Frontlines in the Fight Against Emerging American Authoritarianism
On June 1st, 2020, during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests and the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump made the news once again as reports broke out of BLM protesters being violently …
January 6, 2021 and Democratic Erosion in America
The riot of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an unprecedented event in American history. That afternoon, thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol …
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Poland’s Judicial Reform and Its Impacts on the Democratic Stability of Poland and EU’s Member States
"The clash between Warsaw’s supreme court and nationalist-populist government is a crisis not just for Poland, but for the whole EU. If the 28-nation bloc cannot enforce fundamental values such as …