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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…