People tend to take the concept of democracy for granted. Commenting on it recently, a friend of mine added that democracy is ...

The crisis of democracy and the rule of law has surpassed a critical threshold following the proposal of a ‘special counsel ...

G rumbling about the health of democracy can sound abstract. But its decline shows up in wars, coups, contested elections and curbs on civil liberties across the world. EIU, our s ...

More than three-quarters of Americans say democracy is currently under threat, according to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll. Seventy-six percent of likely voters say democracy is ...

Democracy is a simple concept: People exercise their collective agency to rule themselves so they can ensure their own well-being. Democracy is the opposite of autocracy, serving as a disavowal of ...

I'm delighted to report that Prof. Ronald Den Otter (Cal Poly) will be guest-blogging this week about this new ...

A Washington Post review found at least 16 D.C. police officers who faced the violent mob are omitted from a personnel list displayed at the U.S. Capitol. Two police officers argue in a court filing ...

I fell in love with democracy before I fully understood it. In high school civics classes in the 1990s, I learned about a system that was imperfect in its origins but evolving toward something better.

Polarization is often created by political elites aiming to gain popularity, but it can also be caused by social conflicts ...

Annual reports on the health of democracy this year reaffirmed an ongoing trend of decline, which has occurred alongside a less heralded but related stalling of women’s political participation. Given ...