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Why is it so difficult to fight domestic terrorism? 6 experts share their thoughts Original
The United States’ first-ever national strategy for countering domestic terrorism calls for better information-sharing among law enforcement agencies and efforts to prevent extremist groups from recruiting online. Published in June 2021, the document is bolstered by the recent introduction of several counterterrorism bills. The Department of Homeland Security has earmarked hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to prevent attacks.
Fragile democracies and constitutional crises: a laboratory for studying the role of constitutional constraints - Constitutional Political Economy
In the late nineties, Barry Weingast argued that constitutional enforcement requires coordinated social responses to transgressions (Weingast, 1997). Courts step in when it is unclear if a transgression occurred. The constitutional courts provide focal points for how to interpret the constitution (Vanberg, 2020). In many instances, there is no doubt about the constitutionality of legislation.
The Case for Creating a National Lustration Commission for the United States
Photo Credit: Tyler Merbler/Wikimedia Commons _____ The storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob on January 6 has made it clear that a surprising number of police and military veterans are currently affiliated with armed right wing militias. But suspending and firing a few police officers and soldiers in response likely won’t suffice. And any mass purge of America’s armed forces might even make the problem worse.
Accountability by Numbers: A New Global Transitional Justice Dataset (1946–2016) | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
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Analysis | Poland may forcibly ‘retire’ dozens of Supreme Court justices
The United States has been consumed with the one vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Just imagine the media storm in Poland, where 18 of 73 Supreme Court seats may become open. Among them is the seat of Chief Justice Malgorzata Gersdorf. On July 4, Gersdorf went to work doubting that she would be let into the building.
Poland’s in crisis again. Here’s what you should know about the far right’s latest power-grab.
Since taking control of both the presidency and the parliament in November 2015, Poland’s far-right Law and Justice (PiS) party has swiftly changed the rules for public media, the secret service, education, and the military. In doing so, according to news outlets and human rights groups, PiS has consistently undermined principles of the rule of law and of the European Union, and is heading toward authoritarianism. But something surprising happened last summer.
The attack on Poland’s judicial independence goes deeper than you may think. Here are 5 things to know.
Major news outlets have erupted in recent days over protests in Poland to defend the independence of the nation’s judiciary. During its last session before breaking for summer vacation, the Polish parliament (first the lower house, the Sejm; then on July 21, the Senate) approved legislation to drastically change the composition and functioning of Poland’s Supreme Court. The ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) had the votes to push the measures through.
This is what the gradual erosion of rule of law looks like in Poland
From Dec. 16 to Jan. 11, 10 members of parliament occupied the plenary hall of the Polish parliament (called the Sejm). The unprecedented blockade began with a protest against the right-wing ruling party’s ban on allowing the news media in the building. It continued as a way to object to what many have seen as an uncertain fate for the rule of law in Poland — including plans for a far-reaching reconstruction of the court system that could endanger the nation’s hold on democracy.
Why are there protests in Poland? Here are the five things you need to know.
Poland is gripped by its most severe constitutional crisis since the Communist regime declared martial law in 1981, with protesters — both inside parliament and outside in the freezing streets — accusing the ruling party of threatening democracy. Law and Justice (PiS), the party in power, has roots in the dissident trade union Solidarity, which helped bring down the Communist regime.
Here’s the academic evidence on cheating in post-communist countries
In my Monkey Cage essay on Melania Trump’s speech from last Wednesday, I noted that cheating and plagiarism were widespread in post-communist schools after 1989. Many media outlets shared their own anecdotes about the dramatic differences in norms about academic honesty behind the “rusting iron curtain.” Some colleagues also asked for the underlying scientific evidence, which I will offer below.
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