A monumental election may lead to paralysis as terms designed to foster peace and cooperation are wielded in power politics.-Important References-View the election resultsWatch Horowitz's address-Share If You Care-Share via TwitterShare via FacebookShare via LinkedInShare via Email-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newslett... more
The social media generation’s first House member is showing how hard it will be to balance privacy with public service.-Share If You Care-Share via TwitterShare via FacebookShare via LinkedInShare via Email-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Con... more
It's back in the news. Whatever you think, it probably proves the court is a mess of an institution we'd do well to reform.This Focus originally appeared on August 29, 2021, under the headline: "The Supreme Court: Political, Unaccountable, and All Too Powerful." Due to the recent leak of a Supreme Court opinion portend... more
Hungary’s rocky relationship with the EU is about to get rockier. Could current tensions initiate an exit?-Important References-Our previous coverage of Hungary's recent election-Share If You Care-Share via TwitterShare via FacebookShare via LinkedInShare via Email-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or commen... more
Whether Communist, monarchist, or Nazi, any opponents of German democracy in the ‘20s could find a friend in the Soviet Union.-Share If You Care-Share via TwitterShare via FacebookShare via LinkedInShare via Email-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles... more
New York Dems have been denied their gerrymander. They’ll need to find more productive ways to push the boundaries.-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!-Share if you care-Share via TwitterShar... more
The Senate is making it harder to fill key posts in the government. The ready fix may not be a fix at all.Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!
Conservatives are using the power of the state to curtail freedom of speech. Will progressives step up to defend it?-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!
The invasion of Ukraine has driven the West together and heightened militarization. It’s not perfectly clear that’s a good thing.-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!
As South Africa reels from devastating floods, a lack of trust between officials and citizens could make recovery difficult.-Important References-Listen to our interview with Professor Aldrich-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Foll... more
EU leadership is making Ukraine seem like a shoe-in. That dodges some hard—but vital—questions.-Important References-Is Ukraine a democracy?-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!
In France, politics is about personality, not party, and that could spell real trouble for any democracy.-Important References-Note: Between recording and publishing, election results shifted slightly. Find the most up to date numbers here.See Macron's famous interview with The Economist-Usual Links-Subscribe to our ne... more
The EU is beginning to face the realities of its energy future, but Germany and France aren’t on the same page.Ania Wellere is an undergraduate student at Denison University, currently completing her Bachelor of Arts in Global Health. She hopes to have a career in health equity and policy.-Important References-Write wi... more
How much damage will Biden’s slip of the tongue do?-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!
Or, how the very features which led the West to self-doubt and awe of autocracy will ensure democracy’s triumph.-Important References-Article about Russia's incompetent economic management-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Follow o... more
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings featured the usual political absurdities. Would cutting the cameras fix it?-Important References-Explaining "mediatization"-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Follow our Tw... more
A new magazine seeks to build a coalition between left- and right-wing critics of liberalism. What explains their alliance?-Important References- Harry's primer on the post-liberal right-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Follow our... more
Some people think punishing the president for high gas prices is nonsensical. In fact, it’s a profoundly honest expression of what democracy promises.-Important References-That research about voting behavior-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Co... more
Development assistance is one way the United States can help other countries democratize. But it could use a rethink.-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Write with us!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!
Florida’s new parental rights bill prohibits discussion of LGBT issues in the classroom. It’s going to cause chaos for the state’s school system.-Important References-Harry's piece on "republic" vs. "democracy"-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!... more
China is starting to lock down again, because their vaccines don’t work. Why don’t they just buy better ones? The short answer: authoritarianism.-Important References-Noah Smith's post-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Young thinker? Write with ... more
Breaking down the theory of “mediatization” helps explain why Kristi Noem keeps fighting her own party and losing.-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!
The tragic forty-year history of Taiwan’s Fourth Nuclear Plant yields key lessons on energy policy, democracy, security, and more.-Important References-Angelica's blog, TaipologyOur conversation with Angelica-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Fo... more
Congress is reviving pork barrel politics. By allowing legislators to bring home big projects, it could rejuvenate Congress—or corruption.-Important References-Harry's piece on American political theater-Usual Links-Subscribe to our newsletter!Read or comment on this article!Listen to Spectacles In Conversation!Follow ... more
The FDA’s blood donation rules stigmatize sexual minorities for no good reason—and it may cost a million lives each year.Benjamin Gossart is an undergraduate student at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a candidate for a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Political Science with a concentration in ... more