There are several levels to which California responded to the crisis. The state, the county, and national guidelines have differed from each other. The President has been trying to go against what …
As the Coronavirus Spreads—So Does Democratic Erosion
Amidst the onset of an economic recession in 2008, the Wall Street Journal quoted former Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emmanual with his now-infamous phrase, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” …
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What Abortion Access During COVID-19 Tells Us About Stealth Authoritarianism
The COVID-19 epidemic has pulled parts of America’s healthcare system to the brink of collapse. Hospitals in hard-hit areas are reaching capacity as emergency rooms fill with patients, available ICU …
COVID-19 is Strengthening Federalism in America, a Key Combatant of Democratic Erosion
Many scholars have argued that American democracy has been slowly decaying, culminating in the election of populist Donald Trump. Political scientist Robert C. Lieberman et al write, “Trump has openly …
The Latest Battle Over Voting: Vote By Mail
Earlier in the year and in late 2019, the Republican party in the US has been suppressing voters and voter turnouts through voter roll purges and the passage of voter ID laws. Since then, attempts at …
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Democratic Erosion during National Emergencies: Voting Rights in the United States throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic
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 …
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 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 …
