Chaos in American democracy More than two centuries ago, the founding fathers of the US designed a democratic system based on the separation of powers, to ensure checks and balances that would ...

The mainstream American news media have failed as an institution to properly confront the country’s worsening democracy ...

Pope Leo XIV, an American and a global citizen, can be a strong advocate for the First Amendment's protection of freedom of conscience.

Advocates invert its meaning to claim any loss for their side is ‘undemocratic.’ ...

Marci Shore, who has spent two decades studying the history of authoritarianism in Central and Eastern Europe, said she is ...

The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he ...

Those who like to call America a republic often pretend that we are such because we’re not a “direct democracy” (aka a “pure ...

(AP Photo) Recent political events have sparked renewed discussion around American democracy and what it means to be an “American.” The mainstream media and academia have been studying every move of ...

And America’s republican form of democracy has always wrestled with the same tension that Aristotle faced: How do we share power and wealth? More economic inequality weakens social trust and ...

In a way, Donald Trump has taught us a valuable lesson. His assault on American democracy has shown how fragile and precious democratic institutions are. His contempt for our system of alliances ...

the concepts of “American Dream” and “America First” quickly became intertwined with race, capitalism, democracy, and with each other. Through extensive research, Churchwell traces the ...