No News Is Bad News: Media Freedom in the Philippines
This article is part of a broader week-long series on free speech. Check here for other components of the series. On November 11th, reporter Virgilio Maganes became the 18th victim More
Under the Guise of Freedom: The Erosion of Japan’s Relationship with the Press
This article is part of a broader week-long series on free speech. Check here for other components of the series. Japan, home to one of the world’s leading economies and a More
Free Speech vs. Hate Speech: The Case of Online Holocaust Denial
This article is part of a broader week-long series on free speech. Check here for other components of the series. On October 12, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would be More
Dying to Tell: The State of Journalism in Mexico
This article is part of a broader week-long MJPS Online series on free speech. Check here for other components of the series. To many reading this article, free speech is not something More
State Secularism in France and Quebec: A Unifying or Divisive Policy?
Since October, radical Islamist terrorist attacks in France have reopened old wounds in the country’s relationship with religion. On October 21st, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a eulogy for Samuel More
The Ever-Present Role of Racism in the US Election
The American electoral college system, which determines who the president will be every four years, has a history of racism and bias that persists today. Racism still influences American politics More
Boycotting Elections: Venezuela’s Opposition is Running Out of Options
In the midst of an ongoing humanitarian crisis, Venezuela’s legislative elections, scheduled on December 6, are rapidly approaching. This election will determine the fate of the National Assembly, the only More
Stacey Abrams and the Impact of Black Voters on the American Election
On the morning of November 7, news networks in the United States declared Joe Biden the winner of the American presidential election. Voters across the country waited four days for More
Does the United States Have Social Welfare Like Canada?: An Interview with Professor Daniel Béland
The US-Canada relationship is an interesting one. Both are North American countries sharing the world’s longest border. Both countries were colonized by the British and share mixed-economic systems, yet, the More
‘The Last Dictator of Europe’: Why Deposing Lukashenko is No Easy Feat
It has been almost three months since Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was reelected in a landslide victory, marking his consolidation of the nation’s highest office for an unprecedented 26 years. More