What good is a state that does not protect its citizens? That’s the question I find myself asking as the Danish government refuses to repatriate 19 Danish children held in two prison camps in Northern Syria. The Social Democrat led Danish government claims that they cannot bring the children home because their parents are a terrorist threats.

America has a democratic problem. The system established in 1787 and amended over the ensuing two and a half centuries has proved durable, but all things durable eventually break if not maintained. Currently, American democracy is at the whims of two parties. That’s generally been the case for all of our constitutional history

The following is an annotated version of the current attempt by congressional Democrats to reform and strengthen American voting laws. I've maintained all headings in their original forms (divisions, titles, and subtitles) as well as the statement of intent listed below. The descriptive text is all my annotation from the original bill. To the best of my ability I've attempted to include all changes to current law that this bill would enact.

Over the weekend, the Senate passed the $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan and now the bill has only a brief visit back to the House before landing on President Biden’s desk. The bill will be the Biden administration and their allies in Congress’ first major piece of legislation landing only seven weeks into his administration. The American Rescue Plan (ARP) is the most expensive piece of legislation in American history.

As polarization and misinformation have ramped up over the last half decade, social media has become the focus of academics, political commentators, and politicians alike. No longer the darlings of Silicon Valley, social media giants like Facebook (including WhatsApp and Instagram), Twitter, and YouTube have come under pressure for what they allow to proliferate on their platforms.