The U.S. was created so that civil society could flourish without obsessing over the government. Alexis de Tocqueville marveled at the lack of authority over the self-governed American function and ...

Now with Democrats on top, it's evident that in the absence of two-party competition feuds erupt within the parties themselves.

Extremism expert Barbara F. Walter believes guns and the internet have put the US in the Goldilocks zone for chaos and ...

Experts say widespread distrust of government is being fused with the proliferation of online conspiracy theories.