“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.” It is July 1, 2024, and the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on the case Trump v. United States. Liberals, like Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the above …
Trump v. United States: A Greenlight for Authoritarianism?
On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the President of the United States is above the law. In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court reviewed allegations against former President …
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Stealth Authoritarianism being an American Compromise.
The Democratic Erosion Project exist to help shed light on how democracy falls apart and ways to preserve it as the rise of authoritarian states spread across the democratic world. However in the …
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The Current Rise of Populism: Weaponizing Elections
Who does one think of when talking about populism and authoritarianism? The common names that come to mind are those of Hitler, Hugo Chavez, Juan Perón, Alberto Fujimori, and others. However, there …
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On a seemingly normal day, America witnessed a threat to democracy. As Joe Biden was gearing up to take office after a turbulent election period, a group of Trump supporters and white supremacists …
Free Speech, Social Media, and Elections: A Factor Analysis
Context On December 2nd, Elon Musk retweeted a thread which was posted at Musk’s behest by Matt Taibbi, called The “Twitter Files.” The thread details the censorship Twitter executives engaged in …
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How Twitter’s Free Speech Policy for Populists Hurts American Democracy
On Thursday, October 27, 2022, Elon Musk officially closed his $44 billion deal to purchase the social media site Twitter. In the following weeks, he fired several of Twitter’s top financial and legal …
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Poland’s Fall to Autocracy Brings Warning Signs to The United States
In 2020 Andrzej Duda won Poland's presidential election with 51.2 percent of the vote. This very narrow margin unveiled the clear divide of polarization throughout their country. In addition, there …
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