Extreme stigma experienced by those who are openly gay drive many in the Philippines to maintain double life by engaging in covert behavior.
Articles by DC Authors
DC Authors articles from Democracy Chronicles writers across the globe are colleced here. And take a look at DC's Author Central page for more information about the writers and even inquire about getting involved yourself. Together, they help cover free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on American democracy.
Interview With President of Center for Election Science
President of Center for Election Science Aaron Hamlin discusses Approval voting’s benefits at all levels of government and internationally
A Vote Counting System That Actually Works
Vote Counting System: Some countries, people go out into the streets to protest a phony election. They deserve democracy and maybe they’ll get it, but that doesn’t happen here
An Unexpected Friendship Between Somalia and Israel
Somalia and Israel: Since I was born I could hear waves of hatred and prejudice pouring upon Jews for unexplained reasons apparently associated with the Arab-Israeli conflict
Occupy’s Exit Poll Shows Green Outperforming Republican
As I’ve long been claiming, the constant media claim that the Democrat and the Republican are “The Two Choices” is disinformation. Poll: Dump the Democrats.
How Democratic India’s Caste System Really Works
This essay argues that the premise of Brahmanical superiority is not sufficient to explain observations of the caste system in the world’s biggest democracy, India.
Speaking Truth to Authority; The Bradley Manning Case
The phrase that continuously runs through my mind about the Bradley Manning Case is ‘To be silent is to be complicit’: Dr. Margaret Flowers
Corruption and the Root of All Evil
We cannot trust elected officials to protect our welfare so that means we must look to each other. Cast aside foolish labels such as Democrat and Republican to find the Root of All Evil
Democracy and the Burden of Syrian Liberation
Syrian Democracy: We can never ask whether all the death and destruction is worth it; sacrifices come easier than democracy in the Middle East.
An American Democracy in Serious Peril
The necessity of economic power has become so essential in politics it is disturbing. A dollar is the new vote and the value of that vote has been rising.