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Demagogues: Turning America into the Child Left Behind

Demagogues: Turning America into the Child Left Behind

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....

No-Knock Warrants, Police Power, and Democratic Backsliding

by Aaron Mathauer | Mar 13, 2022 | University of Georgia

Discussions of police violence in American cities have led to the introduction of some troubling policy changes since the initial surge of protests in the summer of 2020. Rather than addressing the conduct of law enforcement, lawmakers across thirty-four states have...

Witness Dismissals Following the Impeachment Trial

by Elly Rundqwist | Feb 21, 2020 | Boston University

In a wide view of American politics, the presidency of Donald Trump has seemingly allowed the country’s state of democracy to fall into a decline. Even prior to his impeachment trial, the world placed the country’s politics under a microscope- whether it was news...

The Electoral College Safeguards American Democracy by Yifei Shen @Boston University

by Yifei Shen | Nov 2, 2017 | Boston University

On November 8th, 2016, Donald Trump officially won the Presidency of the United States, beating his opponent, Hillary Clinton, by a count of 304-227 Electoral College votes. However, Trump lost to Clinton in terms of “popular votes” by a margin of almost three million...

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