David Raban
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Comparing Chilean and US Copyright Law: A Conversation With Claus Krebs
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In March 2018, David Raban traveled to Santiago, Chile, where he conducted research on Chilean copyright law. As part of his trip, he spoke with Claus Krebs, a Chilean copyright attorney with Clara & Cia. You can find the whole interview in podcast form here. To start, would you mind…
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Karen Tumulty on Journalism in the Era of Trump
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Editor’s Note: The following interview has been edited for length. Click here for the entire interview in podcast form. This interview is a collaboration between the Chicago Policy Review and the University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts (UC3P). What’s it like reporting in the age of Trump? Are the differences demonstrated…
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A Dissonant Fantasy: Why Authoritarians on the Left Disengage from Politics
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From the United States to France, from Turkey to the Philippines, the rising specter of authoritarianism across the globe has frightened proponents of liberal democracy. Among those invested in the current world order, the discourse now confronts whether democratic norms and institutions will be enough to maintain the status quo.…
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Electoral Representation for Racial Minorities: Victims of Their Own Success?
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Even as decades have passed since the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, African Americans and Hispanics continue to encounter disproportionately low levels of electoral representation. In search of an appropriate remedy, the U.S. Congress passed amendments to the Voting Rights Act in 1982, hoping to promote proportional…
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Political Donations Indicate That Federal Court Clerks Skew Left
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Republicans refused to hold hearings on President Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, and now Democrats are threatening to do the same for President Trump’s nominee, Neil Gorsuch. This gridlock is just one example of how all three branches of the U.S. federal government have become politicized. But…