Max Cameron

A supporter of former President Evo Morales holds a sign while protesting for the release of fellow supporters who were arrested for blocking roads in La Paz, Bolivia, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

December 17, 2024

Democracy across the Americas is in crisis

Max Cameron, University of British Columbia

To preserve democracy, leaders and citizens will have to get back to the basics: free and fair elections, the rule of law and a vibrant civic culture.

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

January 10, 2021

The U.S. Capitol raid was a failed self‑coup previously seen in dying regimes

Max Cameron, University of British Columbia

Donald Trump has failed to understand that the constitutional separation of powers in the United States is its source of strength, not weakness.

A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past portraits of Dr. Theresa Tam and Dr. Bonnie Henry on a boarded up business in downtown Vancouver, B.C. on April 1, 2020. (Jonathan Hayward/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

April 21, 2020

Politicians appeal to our sense of fairness in the battle against COVID‑19

Judy Illes, University of British Columbia and Max Cameron, University of British Columbia

Politicians and public health officials appeal to our sense of fairness in requesting the public’s co-operation in controlling the pandemic. But COVID-19 doesn’t affect everyone equally.

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Democracy across the Americas is in crisis

The U.S. Capitol raid was a failed self‑coup previously seen in dying regimes

Politicians appeal to our sense of fairness in the battle against COVID‑19

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