Race is a social construct that was created for the purpose of subjugating entire groups of people based on skin color. The social construct was institutionalized and has been able to thrive for …
Corruption and Crisis: How Lebanon’s Autocratic State Is Failing
Faced with the worst economic and humanitarian crisis in the country’s history, Lebanon steers towards an autocratic state that is waiting to collapse. President Michel Aoun, who was elected in 2016 …
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What Does Taiwan’s Future Look Like After What Has Happened in Hong Kong?
Analysis of both quantitative data (V-Dem scores and survey results) and qualitative data (interviews conducted with a translator* who works in the government) show worrying trends of democratic …
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Be Careful What You Wish For, Montenegro: How Choosing the Lesser of Two Evils Damages a Democracy
Montenegro is epitomizing the cliches “be careful what you wish for” and "the lesser of two evils". After 30 years, the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) lost its majority and a coalition of …
Ortega’s Reelection Signals Shift Towards Autocracy in Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega once liberated the Nicaraguan people from dictatorial rule. Now, he leads them towards autocracy. The result of Nicaragua’s presidential election was sealed months before election day …
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Is the Instability Created by Presidential and Political Corruption Leading Honduras Towards an Autocracy?
Back in 1982, when Honduras worked to pass their twelfth and most democratic constitution, Hondurans had hope for the potential of their democracy and government. They were optimistic about the power …
The Opioid Crisis: A Symptom of Systemic Inefficiency
The United States is facing two catastrophic challenges simultaneously, a pandemic, and a forgotten but long-present epidemic, the US opioid crisis. While talk of opioids and overdoses is not new to …
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America’s Border Crisis vs. Haiti
On various media platforms, there has been videos and photos circulating of Border Patrol agents on horseback clashing with Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas on September 19th, 2021. This caused …