Crisis in West Africa: The Looming War and Battle for Democracy
War looms over the horizon for West Africa as ideologically-opposed forces led by Nigeria and Niger spar over influence and the right to govern. The unstable region, labeled by some…
Editor Shares Newfound Hope in Election of Future Vice President Kamala Harris
By Ellyn Fritz || News Editor In my mother’s group chat with her college friends, one topic of conversation during the contentious days of the election was the recent New…
OP-ED: VOTING IS NO LONGER AN OPTION-IT IS YOUR DUTY
By Kate McBride || Contributing Writer Let me start by making one thing crystal clear: the 2020 election will go down in history as one of the most polarized, divisive…
LAYOUT ASSISTANT DISCUSSES THE POWER OF THE BLACK VOTE
By Ashani Williams || Layout Assistant With the election right around the corner, it is very common to hear our political leaders discuss “the Black vote.” But, what is the…
LAYOUT ASSISTANT COMPARES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES’ LIVES BEFORE THEY RAN FOR PRESIDENT
By Sarah Nicell || Layout Assistant For many this election season, choosing a candidate has been a struggle beyond compare. Deciding between two rich white men with problematic histories seems…
Op-Ed: Professor Discusses The Importance of the Rule of Law in Protecting Human Rights
By Craig Lang || Adjunct Assistant Professor of Government As some of you know, over the last twenty years I have spent much of my professional life wrestling with issues…
Thailand’s Democracy: mockery or reality?
By Chris Worrell || Contributing Writer Thailand’s government, ever since its military coup in 2014 under Prayut Chan-ocha, has consistently been under military control. Thailand is considered to be a…
Contributing writer discusses democratization of Kenya
By Stephen Turzai || Contributing Writer When it comes to the government and politics of our nation, we tend to be heavily involved following elections, bills and laws in a…
Is Democracy in Myanmar’s Future?
By Sarah Buckingham || Contributing Writer The Southeast Asian country of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is rated a 3.01-4 on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s rankings, which falls under the…
Protests in Hong Kong reach new levels of violence in clashes with police
By Olivia Capasso || Junior Editor Since early April of this year, Hong Kong has been ridden with demonstrations from its inhabitants protesting the threat of greater Chinese influence on…
Yale theorist Hélène Landemore promotes open democracy, democratic experimentation
By Kimberly Givant || Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday, February 28, the Government Department at Franklin & Marshall College hosted Yale University professor and renowned political theorist Hélène Landemore, the 2017 Jerome…
Myanmar’s recent election boosts belief in democracy
By Adi Ramachandran || Contributing Writer The recent democratic election in Myanmar is a much needed boost to those of us that still believe in much maligned democracy–a system, which…