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February 8, 2021
Forum Podcast: “Prison Governance” with David Skarbek
Guest: David Skarbek – Associate Professor of Political Science at Brown University. In this episode, Forum affiliate Megan Erickson speaks to David Skarbek of Brown University about his research on prison gangs and how prison systems are organized in different countries. Related work and links mentioned in the podcast: David Skarbek – The Social…
January 28, 2021
Long and Menaldo: The Seattle Times – Section 230: Friend, Not Foe, of Free Speech
This past Sunday, 1/24/2021, Political Economy Forum co-founders James Long and Victor Menaldo were featured in The Seattle Times for an opinion piece regarding Section 230 and free speech. Check it out via the link below! https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/section-230-friend-not-foe-of-free-speech/
January 14, 2021
Impeaching Donald Trump Was a Good Idea, by Victor Menaldo
Was impeaching Donald Trump a good idea? If so, why? Yes. For several reasons. First, it is an entirely just response to his behavior. Second, it is perfectly legal, given that he (a) stoked an insurrection against a separate branch of government that led to several deaths and could have contributed to the injury…
January 9, 2021
What do we know about dictatorships?
What do we know about dictatorships? A lot, it turns out. They differ from democracies. They are usually characterized by irregular transfers of power between rulers. Smaller groups have greater political influence and power. A dictator’s supporters are wracked by rampant uncertainty about his intentions and, vice-versa, the dictator tends to mistrust the organizations that…
January 6, 2021
What are coups & auto-coups & where they’ve occurred in democracies
This post defines coups and auto-coups and identifies where they have occurred in democracies. A coup is a swift and irregular transfer of power from one executive to another where either force or the threat of force is used to install the new leader into office. It implies that the perpetrator has the support…
July 8, 2020
F1 VISA Situation for International Students Taking Online Courses, by Beatrice Magistro
Thirteen years ago, a sixteen year-old teenager on a J-1 visa was preparing to enter the US as a high school exchange student, with the hope to live the American dream she had heard about and seen in the movies. I am that student, that experience changed my life and made me fall in love…
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