by Samantha Genzer | Oct 9, 2026 | Boston University
South Korea’s political polarization led to democratic erosion, but its institutions were able to push back. Whether the United States could do the same is far less clear. On Sept. 11, former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol was acquitted in a case related to a...
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 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 President Donald J Trump has acted as a demagogue...
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...
