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The Dangers of Ruling via Referendums: The Case of Mexico

Juve J. Cortés
Government, Politics, Politics & Economics
The new president of Mexico—Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)—assumed the executive branch of a country plagued with social issues: high homicide rates, widespread corruption, and dismally low approval...

Refining the Blueprint of a Successful Democracy

Hippo Reads Staff
Academia, Government, Politics
Called “sometimes brilliant and often moving” by Kirkus Reviews, Richard Lyons’ history writing draws on a lifetime of literary work spanning screenwriting, essays and poetry. A graduate of Loyola...

10 Reasons Conservatives Should Vote Against Trump and the Republicans Who Support Him in 2018 and 2020

Bryan Van Norden
Politics, Uncategorized
1. Trump and the Republicans in office who support him are fiscally irresponsible. After just a couple of years of Republican control of the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives, the US deficit...

An Immigrant’s Letter to Western Philosophy

Bharath Vallabha
Academia, Philosophy, Politics
Dear Western Philosophy, It’s been a while since I wrote to you. Last time we talked I said some pretty harsh things to you. I said you were racist because you looked down on your cousins – Asian...

How Did This Nice Conservative Boy Become a Democrat?

Bryan Van Norden
Government, History, News, Politics, Politics & Economics, Thinks
As a young man, I was primed, by both instinct and education, to become a conservative. My late father was chairman of the local Republican Party. I was raised on an intellectual diet of the Bible and the...

From Lochner to New Federalism: Where Does Modern American Authority Lie?

Cameron Espinoza
Government, Politics, Politics & Economics
Summary: With New Federalism and the neoliberal ethos of reduced government, states will become increasingly distinct and autonomous. Donald Trump may have promised to “make America great again,” however,...

Not a Day for Salads: The Football Food Rules of the Super Bowl

Emily Contois, Nursing Clio
Arts & Culture, Politics, Sociology
Super Bowl LII will soon be upon us, along with its super-sized spread of snacks, an American meal as iconic as Thanksgiving. Matching debates over what to serve on the fourth Thursday in November, food rules...
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