Trump’s infamous comments during the 2016 presidential elections about Mexican immigrants and his stubborn efforts to build an expensive wall on the US-Mexico border are not reflective of true …
The Evolution of Trust in American Democracy by Alexis Viera @ Brown University
In 2016, The Economist Intelligence Unit’s democracy index demoted the U.S. from a “full democracy” to a “flawed democracy,” citing a declining trend with regard to confidence in political …
Why bureaucratic resistance is not a fundamental threat to democracy by Isabela Karibjanian @ Brown University
Rachel Bennetts recently argued in “The Danger of Bureaucratic Resistance” that bureaucrats with too much agency directly threaten the sanctity of the American democracy. Through the example Bennetts …
Trump and the “Foreigner Crisis”: When Believing is not Seeing by Micah Rosen @ Brown University
Crisis is an anti-democratic leader’s best friend. Populists in particular will often use the pretext of crisis—an ongoing and imminent threat to culture, security, or stability—in order to win …
Partisanship Trumps Morality: Roy Moore and the GOP Tax Bill by Zach Witkin @ Brown University
In the early hours of December 2nd, Senate Republicans passed a haphazardly written tax bill which, in its current form, perpetuates the rise of socioeconomic inequality and disproportionately affects …
War on the Horizon: Reflection on the The U.S. Patriot Act and Civil Liberties by Roxana Sanchez @ Brown University
With the recent political escalations between the United States and North Korea, war seems on the horizon. Political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt published an op-ed in the New York …
Entertainment in the Americas: Popular Icons and an “Incumbency Advantage” by Rachel Risoleo @ Brown University
In 2015, 2016, and 2017, three “political outsider” presidential candidates rose to prominence in the Americas: Guatemala’s Jimmy Morales, the United States’ Donald Trump, and Honduras’s Salvador …
“L’etat C’est Moi”: David Corn’s Thoughts on Donald Trump by Alexis Viera @ Brown University
David Corn, Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones, is candid when asked about his thoughts on our president. In line with the nature of societal thought that has become widespread in the age of …