In the article, “Will Democracy Survive in India” (Upfront, Patricia Smith, 2022) I learned that in India there were rules that were put into place that targeted Muslims and other minors. Keep in mind Muslims make up 14 percent of India’s population. When Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) was elected these rules were put into place. Some of the rules are […]

In the article, “Is the Death Penalty on the Way Out?” (Patricia Smith, November 21, 2022, Upfront, subscription required) I learned that the death penalty is slowly being abolished form states and countries. Over the years people have changed there opinions on the death penalty because in 1994, 80 percent of the people supported death penalty’s and now only 54 […]