by Anne Pfeifenberger | Feb 17, 2018 | Skidmore College
Our Democracy has Bright Lines that when crossed compromise our democratic values and rights. The erosions of those lines and democratic norms has now come to the fore as one of the largest political debates since Donald Trump won the presidential election in November...
by Austin Albertson | Feb 17, 2018 | Skidmore College
After the release of their 4th wave of survey results, Bright Line Watch, a “democracy watch-dog” of sorts, has compiled some extensive data concerning the state of the American democracy. The results of the survey are hardly conclusive on the functioning of our...
by Jake Hempel | Feb 16, 2018 | Skidmore College
The surveys conducted by Bright Line Watch in order to assess the quality of democracy in the United States on multiple scales are definitely helpful in displaying the varying perceptions in respondents. However, the most telling statistics that are shown are pretty...
by Jillian Seigel | Feb 16, 2018 | Skidmore College
Within the last 18 months US Citizens have witnessed a polarizing election, a presidential transition, a government shutdown, and the eruption of international interference and the questioning of our political leaders. Trump’s election to the presidency was a pinnacle...
