Throughout his four years in office, President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigration was unparalleled. Trump’s willingness to brazenly insult immigrants and ethnic minorities directly played into his …
The Global Echo of Viktor Orbán’s Populist Cries
On January 3, former U.S. president Donald Trump offered, via his Save America political action committee, an endorsement of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán ahead of the 2022 parliamentary …
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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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Donald Trump’s Push to Question Election Legitimacy: Are Populist Tactics a Threat to Democracy?
What was meant to be a peaceful transition of power from the 45th to the 46th President of the United States turned into a doubting of the electoral institutions from former President Donald Trump. …
Internal Authoritarianism in the Republican Party Has Implications for American Democracy
The Republican National Convention’s censure of Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for their participation in the congressional committee investigating the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol …
The US Electoral Count Act: An Avenue for Authoritarianism
“Congress shall be in session on the sixth day of January succeeding every meeting of the electors” - Electoral Count Act The Electoral Count Act Most Americans know about the …
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How Misinformation Can Be Utilized to Promote Democratic Erosion
While in the past, authoritarians might have dealt with reality problems by manipulating media into serving their interests—and some still do—today, misinformation is a valuable way for authoritarians …
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The Senate Filibuster in a ‘Divided’ States of America
How removing the Senate Filibuster leads to further polarization in the United States and give greater threat to Democracy Senate and House Democrats like Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and …
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