“Over the last several years, the race for money and influence and power has left the hopes and concerns of most Americans in the dust. All you see from Washington is another scandal or petty argument ...

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 ...

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, ...

If you're an American, you probably assume there's only one kind of democracy, the kind that you grew up with. That would be the democracy where citizens govern themselves through elected ...

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 ...

The Obama administration treated the creation of “democracy“ in the Middle East as a Good Thing. Ironically, those who created the United States of America viewed democracy with fear-- and created a ...

We the people have been asked to define "democracy." Since it is only my opinion, you be the judge. Fantasy or real? Our government today is filled with (some call it democracy) thieves, liars, and ...

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 ...

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The government has unveiled its new definition of extremism despite warnings it could have a "chilling effect" on free speech. Michael Gove, the communities secretary, has updated the definition as ...