Re: Matty Park’s Feb. 12 letter, “On our way to losing our democracy”: One quibble with Mr. Park’s excellent letter. It depends on how we define “democracy.” Running for president, Donald Trump said ...

The gunman who allegedly aimed to target President Donald Trump’s Cabinet at an annual dinner celebrating free speech crystallized widening political violence that imperils such fundamental rights.

Democracy is often called the best system of government, but it’s also one of the most contradictory. In this video, JJ ...

A Quinnipiac University poll conducted in late August found that 67 percent of U.S. adults think “the nation’s democracy is in danger of collapse.” That is what President Biden said in Philadelphia, ...

Democracy is defined in many different ways. In another project, Varieties of Democracy, we wrestle with that question. In the book, we take the conventional approach in political science, and more ...

This is the first of an ongoing series titled "Cross-partisan Visions." It is in honor of co-publisher David Nevins' dear ...

Often when politicians take actions to undermine democracy, they loudly proclaim that their actions are necessary to “save democracy.” It reminds me of the Vietnam-era line about destroying a village ...

Former United States Attorney Brett Tolman laughed at and criticized Democrats on Monday for attacking the Supreme Court after its presidential immunity ruling. The Supreme Court on Monday found that ...

May 3 (UPI) --Americans, it seems, can both value the idea of democracy and not support it in practice. Since 2016, academics and journalists have expressed concerns that formerly secure democracies ...

To the editor — Around the world people are dismissing democracy while voting in authoritarian governments. Why the trend? Is it fear of people not like us taking over our country? Is it fear of the ...

Suppose that you’re walking down the street and you come to an intersection. There is a man standing there with his dog. You sidle up next to him and say, “Hey, nice dog!” Now suppose that the man ...