When the independence and autonomy of law firms, universities, and the Judiciary are jeopardized, our democracy is at risk.

The Catholic Church is known for its rigid hierarchy. But the process for choosing a pope is surprisingly egalitarian.

The legacy of Greek democracy—reflected in history, mythology, theater, and even the Olympic Games—offers timeless lessons ...

Senator Chris Murphy on the Democrats’ “five alarm” crisis. Democrats are stumbling — badly. While the Trump administration redefines the limits of executive overreach, the Democratic Party remains at ...

His new book is "Saving Democracy: A User's Manual for Every ... The once-powerful United States of America is in a free fall not seen in modern history, and there is absolutely no reason to ...

Jews may not have had a state, but for centuries they had been practicing community politics in ways that closely resemble modern elective democracies. A vote takes by show of hands at the Knesset ...

The attorneys general are suing to block further staffing, program and agency cuts within the Health and Human Services ...

Leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin also enjoy the support of the majority, but Russia is not a democracy, he said. The defining characteristic of a modern democracy is that the focus is ...

The device through which democracy achieves its purposes is elections. Modern democracy has been reduced to representative democracy. This is so because the only way we can achieve self ...

That said, behavioral research suggests that human nature might constrain how long democracies can survive and how widely ...

Former President Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trump for suggesting Ukraine may have to give up territory in exchange ...