Armenia enters new fighting over an old dispute, and the fledgling democracy's pursuit of legitimacy is playing a role. Not only was legitimacy instrumental in the ouster of former Prime Minister …
Trump’s Attacks on Electoral Institutions Raise Red Flags for Democracy
The Republican party is actively enabling Trump to disregard the rules of our democracy by pushing a supreme court nominee hastily through the confirmation process during an ongoing election, and by …
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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 …
Government Shutdowns, Public Opinion, and “Near Misses”
A few months ago, the United States experienced its longest government shutdown in history. Shutting down for 34 days starting December 2019, the federal government rocketed past the previous …
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Response to “Donald Trump: Challenging Democratic Norms, or Changing Democratic Norms?” by CKelly
In the blog post by Taylor Williams of Saint Louis University, she addresses Donald Trump’s usage of executive power to declare a “national emergency” in order to circumvent congress and secure …
Despite Challenges and Controversy, the Macri Administration Has Yet to Display Signs of Democratic Rollbacks by Jane Huber @Skidmore College
Argentina has had a tumultuous relationship with democracy and populist leaders over the last century. Since the rise of Peronismo in the 1940s, no non-Peronist leader has maintained the presidency …
DISRESPECTING THE UNION: HOW LAWMAKERS’ STATE OF THE UNION PROTESTS THREATEN TO UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY by LINDSEY POWELL @ UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
On January 30, 2018, President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to 46 million television viewers and a chamber filled with American dignitaries. Despite the chamber’s bustling …
Free and Fixed Elections? by Isabelle Bertolozzi @ Skidmore College
Bright Line Watch is an organization that, according to their website, “brings together a group of political scientists to monitor democratic practices, their resilience, and potential threats.” The …
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