by Anna Thorner | Apr 14, 2024 | Georgia State University
The United States has faced increasing polarization in its politics in the past few decades. Politics has become more emotionally charged, which is known as affective polarization according to Joel Achenbach. This is the result of the increase of the perception gap,...
by Kenzie Bins | Oct 17, 2022 | Boston University
One of the most notable weaknesses of American democracy is its system of voting. Claims of widespread fraud following the 2020 presidential election perpetrated by one of the candidates are just the tip of the iceberg concerning the erosion of democratic practices...
by Virginia Juarbe | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago
Since the January 6th riots of 2021, the United States government has been up in arms about how to handle the fates of those who took part in the riots. These riots were brought to fruition through the encouragement of then-President Donald Trump; still today the GOP...
by Alejandro Barrera | May 6, 2021 | Georgia State University
On April 16, 2021, residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota were shocked to find convoys of tanks rolling into their town, as well as lines of National Guard soldiers standing in front of boarded-up shops and offices. This military presence, which was called upon by local...
by Samuel Gilman | Dec 9, 2020 | Williams College
For some Americans, Canada appears to be a liberal—albeit slightly cold—utopia. While at the national level U.S. politics has fallen into dysfunction at best and downright authoritarianism at worst, Canada seems unscathed. There is some truth to this view: Freedom...
