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 Aja' Parker | Mar 28, 2020 | Georgia State University
What Happens When Freedom Erodes? The issue of democracy in the United States has been very much debated. The issues has gained significant popularity during the current presidential administration. Many have called into question the tactics that Trump has been...
by Selena Spencer | May 8, 2019 | University of Chicago
This piece explores the relationship between the Republican Party and racism in the recent past and the current political climate. Within the United States, political discourse can’t exist without the imposition of race. Many people who are affiliated with the...
by Kyle Friant | Apr 4, 2019 | Utah State University
Antipathy to liberal democracy has become a staple of the modern incarnation of the Republican Party, a move that is detrimental to the entire international community. In a myriad of examples over the past couple of years, there appears to be a party-wide embrace of...
by Jacob Buckelew | Feb 22, 2019 | Rollins College
A recent blog post commented on the role of the Republican Party in allowing Trump to get elected in 2016. Most importantly, the post describes the job of political parties to act as gatekeepers in the political sphere, keeping populist threats and “norm-breakers” out...