"The President’s world view is being specifically shaped by what he sees on Fox News, but Fox’s goals are ratings and money, which they get by maximizing rage. It’s not a message that is going to …
How to Defeat Populism: Three Lessons from Slovakia by Jenny W. Xiao
On March 30, 2019 Zuzana Caputova, leader of Progressive Slovakia (PS), won a sweeping victory in the country’s presidential election. In a few months, she will become Slovakia’s first female …
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The Special Counsel and the Failure of Checks on Executive Power by Sammy Elmasri
Partisan degradation of democratic processes has resulted in the failure of checks on executive power specifically in reference to the Mueller Report. Ideally, the Department of Justice would check …
Culture Clash: Mongolia’s Democratic Journey Takes a Turn by Clara Fong
Since its Democratic Revolution in 1990, Mongolia has been defined as an “oasis of democracy” among an ocean of authoritarian rule by China and Russia. This was a profound rarity in Central Asia; much …
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Protected: The Danger of a Second Referendum
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Understanding the Effects of “Alternative Facts” by Leon Chin
It appears that institutions that serve to disseminate information from the government to the general public is incredibly important. President Trump himself has demystified the norms of sharing and …
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