One of the most notable weaknesses of American democracy is its system of voting. Claims of widespread fraud following the 2020 presidential election perpetrated by one of the candidates are just the …
Why Are We So Obsessed with Democracy?
Being a student of political science, I have managed to consume a lot of knowledge and information about the United States democracy and its principles. Throughout my studies, I have always come to …
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Democratic Erosion: United States
What happens when citizens suddenly feel they have lost their rights and their voices are not being heard? The minute the government does not take any accountability for plummeting democratic systems, …
The Court of Last Resort: The Supreme Court and The Role of the Judiciary in Democratic Erosion
When liberal icon, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, died at the age of 87, less than two months before an already contentious and dramatic presidential election, the future of the United …
Young People and Politics: How to Increase Youth Civic Engagement
Who is voting in the 2020 presidential election? Will voter norms continue this year, or will things change? In this blog post, I talk about my experience with politics as a college student and how …
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Flip-Flops: Good for Beaches, Not Good For Politicians Legitimacy
Republican Presidential Candidate Bill Weld at UMass Boston “Let’s reintroduce prisoners to the joys of breaking rocks' ', promised former Governor of Massachusetts, now Republican presidential …
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Anti-Immigrant Trump shakes crowd for 2020
A right to live in a peaceful place, a right to get asylum and a right to live without discrimination or prejudice. These are few of the basic human rights we are taught when we were still living in …
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