by Nikiria Dorsey | Apr 29, 2025 | University of Memphis, University of Virginia
” There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide” – James Adams. If the average empire fails at 250 years and America is 248 years old, could we say that the death of democracy was something foreseeable and the uprise in authoritarian form...
by Jamieson Smith | Feb 14, 2025 | Boston University
No longer the “Shining City Upon a Hill” as President Reagan proudly claimed in his parting note in 1989, the U.S. has been demoted from a “full democracy” to a “flawed democracy” – an indictment of the so-called uniqueness of...
by Amani Ward | Apr 11, 2024 | Georgia State University
The history of social polarization in America is a web of economic disparity, racial division, political strife, and cultural differences. From the colonial era to the present day, the United States has grappled with deep-seated tensions that have shaped its social...
by EPEKESEN19@KU.EDU.TR | Jun 7, 2022 | Koç University
The harsh rhetoric and actions of the Pashinyan government/movement is straying Armenia from the very democratic principles that they were vowing to achieve. In 2018 during the month of April and May an approximately one-month long series of civil unrest...
by Carter Woodruff | Mar 16, 2022 | Brown University
In the digital age, it is plausible that a minor tweak in an algorithm could erode democracy as successfully as a charismatic demagogue. Juggernaut tech corporations have monopolized the markets of information and communication, serving as private-sector platforms...
