by Robert Dockery | Apr 20, 2025 | University of Memphis
Image Source: Getty Images/ABC News The loud, proud American trope has been a stereotype that Americans have worn proudly on their sleeves. This image, both a source of laughter and slight fear, has shaped perceptions worldwide for both Americans and their allies....
by Samuel Soman | Oct 16, 2022 | Boston University
Trump’s speech on January 6th, 2021 Trump’s Role In Creating Anti-Democratic Norms US democracy is in jeopardy due to the Republican party’s appeasement and pandering to far right-wing populism. As a ‘right-wing populist,’ Former...
by Julia Gold | Oct 12, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
The issue of prison system failures that stem from pandemic regulations (or lack thereof) is a pervasive one across the globe. While pre-pandemic systems were already fraught with rampant human rights violations, the COVID-19 response in the criminal legal system only...
by Ezra Oyarce | Jun 9, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
The effective Republican prohibition of any meaningful debate on gun reform represents many of the hallmarks of anti-democratic practices: the filibuster, money in politics, and polarization … Rather than attempting to repeat the tired argument over the specific...
by Ezra Oyarce | Jun 5, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
Roe v. Wade is just one of the first casualties to come as a result of Trump’s brand of stealth authoritarianism and the gradual weakening of American democracy since his rise to power The recent leaked draft decision of Justice Samuel Alito that would seek to...