Following election day, it is fair to say anxiety levels were high. As my friend and I spent hours glued to the television, we watched history write itself as voter turnout soared and swing states …
Donald Trump: The Best Worst President in Democratic History
Throughout the past four years, the Trump Administration has been among the most confusing cases of revolving doors and executive disorder in the history of the United States. Before this, the …
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Could Voting By Mail Impact the Election and Contribute to Democratic Backsliding?
Due to the COVID pandemic, there has been a surge of interest in mail-in ballots. President Trump and his administration claims voter fraud is rampant prior to the November presidential election; …
Rewriting the Russian Constitution: A Lesson in Stealth or Overt Authoritarianism?
In late June of 2020 the Russian government held a nation-wide plebiscite on a series of constitutional amendments proposed earlier this year by President Vladimir Putin. Among a myriad of changes …
Suffolk Votes: A Mission To Increase Voter Turnout
Can young voters change their low turnout history in the 2020 Presidential Election? As a child, my mother always made a point to drag me along with her to all elections, big or small. She tried …
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The “Right” to Vote in the South
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about unprecedented changes in the world, leaving the right to vote in the United States under siege. One of the pandemic’s most significant impacts will be on the …
The Latest Battle Over Voting: Vote By Mail
Earlier in the year and in late 2019, the Republican party in the US has been suppressing voters and voter turnouts through voter roll purges and the passage of voter ID laws. Since then, attempts at …
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Democracy as a Privilege
For years, there have been successful attempts to erode a democracy. In Argentina, Juan Peron helped lead a successful coup for two and a half years before making his bid for presidency. Augusto …
