Associate Professor Antonio Ugues Jr. Featured in The Deseret News

Submitted by Gretchen Phillips on
August 02, 2022
By Gretchen Phillips
Antonio Ugues Jr.

Antonio Ugues Jr., associate professor of political science and director of the Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, was featured in an article in “The Deseret News” called “The rising tide of authoritarianism.” 

“Democracy is in retreat,” said Ugues in the article. “Authoritarianism is not just on the rise, but really flexing its muscles.”

Read more about what he and others had to say in the article by visiting The Deseret News online via the link above.

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