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-37 posts tagged "Democracy"
Mary Ellen Woods | Thursday, January 13, 2022
Late last year, the Washington Post ran columns on the decline of local journalism — news deserts, as they called it — and the likely consequences. In fact, the entire Dec. 5, 2021, issue of their weekly magazine was devoted to the topic. Margaret Sullivan, media columnist for the Post, sounded the alarm: “The demise
Maggie Eastland | Monday, November 1, 2021
When Notre Dame English professor John Duffy learned last August that the University received donations from The Napa Institute and the Koch brothers, he raised concerns to fellow faculty members and later to the Arts and Letters College Council. “My view is that faculty shouldn’t discover these things, for example these particular donations, in a
Blake Ziegler | Thursday, October 14, 2021
In April, the U.S. Census Bureau released the new apportionment of representatives allotted to each state for the House of Representatives. Several states lost one seat, others gained a seat and Texas gained two. Political analysts and commentators in the media have spent the time speculating the new apportionment’s effect on the 2022 midterm elections.
Letter to the Editor | Monday, October 4, 2021
If you were perpetually consigned to choose between stale pancakes or runny scrambled eggs each morning, would you not develop an aversion towards breakfast? For avid followers of international affairs, 2021 has been a terrific year for observing and learning about the ways things are done differently, as voters in countless countries scattered across the
Trevor Lwere | Monday, March 1, 2021
Early this year, Facebook and Twitter shut down accounts associated with social media bloggers related to the government and the ruling party in Uganda. This followed the indefinite suspension of President Trump’s accounts on both platforms in the wake of the siege on Capitol Hill. Whereas President Trump had no recourse, the President of Uganda
Eva Analitis | Monday, October 19, 2020
It’s game night. You and your friends huddle around the dining room table, prepared to face off in a riveting game of Bananagrams. One friend unzips the sacred yellow pouch and pours out a pile of little letter squares. Another complains that Sophie, who has the entire English dictionary memorized, always wins. She’s just too
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, October 8, 2020
Growing up, I have always felt a strong attraction to everything political, and ever since I can remember I would spend my time combing through the political pages of Nicaragua’s only two circulating newspapers, following the turbulent and sometimes chaotic political scene of the Central American nation I get to call home. I must confess
Eva Analitis | Monday, September 7, 2020
As I scrolled through Twitter recently, I came across a tweet that reminded me of a reality we’re all generally aware of but tend to brush aside: we’re governed by the rich. The tweet in reference had a graphic of the wealth distribution among members of Congress, and it showed that 405 out of 435
Trevor Lwere | Monday, August 31, 2020
In many developing democracies world-over, the institutionalization of democratic principles and practices remains a challenge. In particular, organizing free, fair and credible elections remains an uphill task for governments in young democracies. This is true especially amongst countries in the Americas where elections are riddled with spurts of violence, allegations of fraud and rigging as
Maeve Filbin | Thursday, August 13, 2020
I realized I forgot a few things at home: toothpaste, Scotch tape, my rain coat. After six months of living at home, packing for college was a major extraction effort. Assembling my dorm necessities felt like climbing out from under a rock. What else did I need to re-enter the real world outside of quarantine?