What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

Blind optimism is not helpful for those Americans who want to save American democracy. But nor is it the case that democracy ...

The head of Europe's oldest intergovernmental organization has warned that the West is caught in the throes of a series of ...

Upon the adoption of the Constitution of the United States in 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked by a woman what kind of ...

In a post yesterday, Ned Foley took issue with the essay from Randy Barnett posted yesterday at NYU’s Democracy Project. Here’s an excerpt from Randy’s piece, so readers can understand the context of ...

Kavanaugh also praised the decorum of the Supreme Court, which he touted as respectful during his seven years.

America is deeply divided politically, and the signs are everywhere. A recentQuinnipiac University Poll found that 53% of Americans believe democracy is not currently working, while 41% […] ...

Contemporary democracies rarely collapse in a single moment. They erode gradually, often through technically legal means.

In an interview with MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) said people dont fully grasp the phrase ...

I was working in El Salvador when President Nayib Bukele declared a state of exception. In 2022, after a sudden spike in homicides, he suspended due process and sent soldiers into neighborhoods.

The “Art of Democracy” is an exhibition of multiple social justice-themed paintings, prints, collages and 3D sculptures on ...