by Kim Suheun | Nov 9, 2020 | University of Chicago
The core of populism is in creating an image of the people and representing them to justify political power. [1] It is based on a myth as “the people” as a singular entity does not exist. A populist idealizes the “people” to be pure and holy against a contrasting...
by Kofi Lee-Berman | Oct 24, 2020 | Williams College
Armenia enters new fighting over an old dispute, and the fledgling democracy’s pursuit of legitimacy is playing a role. Not only was legitimacy instrumental in the ouster of former Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, it has been instrumental in the rhetoric of Nikol...
by Kendall Avenia | Oct 14, 2020 | Northeastern University
The Republican party is actively enabling Trump to disregard the rules of our democracy by pushing a supreme court nominee hastily through the confirmation process during an ongoing election, and by explicitly stating that a full supreme court will be absolutely...
by Saadia Ali | Apr 6, 2020 | Boston University
Like the rest of the world, Americans have a lot on their minds right now. With the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reaching 10,000 just this morning, Americans are understandably distressed over the nation’s public health. Perhaps, however, an even bigger stressor for...
by Jacob Olson | Apr 22, 2019 | Utah State University
A few months ago, the United States experienced its longest government shutdown in history. Shutting down for 34 days starting December 2019, the federal government rocketed past the previous benchmark of 21 days in 1995. Included throughout these 34 days when workers...
