Bahrain Normalizes Relations with Israel
The small gulf state of Bahrain recently became only the fourth Arab country to normalize its relationship with Israel. Bahrain…
Wildfires Ravage Western United States
Massive, fast-spreading wildfires are devastating California, Oregon, and other western states. Various lives have already been lost and property damages…
The Census
The U.S. is in the middle of the 2020 Census count. The Census is mandated by the Constitution and occurs…
UK Threatens to Renege on Brexit Deal
On September 9, 2020, Britain published draft legislation, which would overturn a key provision of the Brexit deal. The Internal…
DNC and RNC 2020
On August 17-20, 2020, the Democratic National Convention took place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Notable speakers included: Joe Biden, Barack Obama,…
Latin America and COVID-19
The world epicenter of the coronavirus is now in Latin America, where more than 250,000 people have died, with Brazil…
A Look at the Government’s Response to Past Large Scale Outbreaks
This section of Balla’s Bureaucracy and Democracy discusses the national strategy used to respond to past largescale disease outbreaks such…
Governors Given Plan To Reopen State Economies Amid COVID-19
On April 17, President Trump announced federal guidelines to reopen the economy amid the Coronavirus pandemic. States that meet certain…