Is the US a democracy or a republic? That’s a misleading question, writes a historian of early America. The values of ...

Most Americans say democracy in the United States used to be a good example for other countries to follow but has not been in recent years.

If you were to ask democracy scholars what they consider the greatest threat to American democracy, you might assume it is ...

The US was not a true democracy before the Voting Rights Act. Wednesday’s decision has essentially destroyed the law ...

In a recent editorial, John Hall suggests that religion is an obstacle to American democracy — a relic of “magical thinking” that breeds conflict, division, and impedes progress, driven by modern ...

The Supreme Court is preparing to rule on cases that could fundamentally reshape American democracy, from the Voting Rights ...

The No Kings movement faces its toughest test in barely a week. Will students and workers walk out to protest Trumpism?

In her latest book “The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies,” political scientist Susan C. Stokes traces the recent erosion of democracies around the world, including the United ...

How can we fix American democracy? Preserving our democracy is as urgent a task as ever, but the question is how. Democracy is getting to be one of those words that, at least in our day-to-day ...

I’ve been thinking about this topic for a while, and a conversation in the Domestic Consequences threat finally inspired me to write it up. My question is, what do you think was the point of no return ...