On the Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Polarization is eroding trust in science, universities and experts. What does that mean for the future of democracy? Roger Pielke Jr. a ...

Propaganda is not simply a tool of manipulation, and in fact a professor of communication suggests it may even be a necessary skill for any citizen to address global challenges. After carrying out ...

This summer I was invited to join a discussion at Harvard’s Kennedy School on decaying democracies. Israel’s internal conflict, the unfolding war in Gaza and the hostage situation are all connected to ...

Jonathan Laurence warned that democracy in the United States will decline gradually and then suddenly, in line with current trends in democratic countries. “Half of 167 [democratic] countries ...

An ENDURING MYTH of modern democracy is that the principles of equality and justice are self-evident—that sufficiently enlightened societies naturally converge on universal suffrage. But a cynical ...

Mr. Witt is the author of “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America.” As democracy in the United States spirals into a widening gyre of distrust, demagogy and ...

The number of spoiled ballots in the Republic of Ireland’s presidential election contradicts nationalism’s portrayal of the ...

The ancient Greek orator Dio Chrysostom (1st-2nd century CE) said in his speech To the People of Alexandria that there were two kinds of democracy: one good and one bad. According to Dio, one form of ...

Philadelphia, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PHILADELPHIA, September 17, 2025 – Visit Philadelphia and TED today opened an international speaker search for TED Democracy Philadelphia: Founding ...

Kenya's former prime minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80. Widely regarded as one of the country's most influential political figures, Odinga shaped Kenya's ...

Members of the Israeli civic action group Brothers and Sisters in Arms march through an ultra-Orthodox neighorhood in Jerusalem on March 31 2024, protesting the exception from military service ...