After the Cold War, democracy seemed destined to dominate the world. But as authoritarianism rises and liberal institutions ...

In the initial days of his second term, President Donald Trump issued several executive orders “seeking to control how ...

Ruling is a skilled trade, Plato argues. And like any other trade, not everyone has the talent or the training to be good at ...

When historians of the next century consider our current generation, my deep hope is that they tell of a time in American history when our democracy was stressed to its foundations and it held.

“Democracy, once taken for granted as an inalienable ... vacant seat” (E.R. Dodds on the demise of Greek religion). Hey, history, you’re at it again! James J. Clauss, Seattle The Seattle ...

Nathan Law, once Hong Kong’s youngest elected lawmaker, now lives in exile, fighting for democracy after fleeing China’s ...

South Korean President Yoon's recent declaration of martial law highlights the nation's political disfunction. Dr. Yul Sohn ...

In fact, democracy has been sorely challenged throughout its history. “If compared to the 1990s, then yes, things are getting worse,” said Liana Fix, an expert on Europe at the Council on ...

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The University of Montana will receive a $500,00 grant over three years from the Mellon Foundation for a new Democracy ...

It is no secret that American democracy is in crisis. From the 2020 flood of actions and disinformation that culminated in the events of Jan. 6, 2021, to the repeated threats to weaponize the rule ...