“The United States of America is a federal republic: a federation of states governed by written constitutions,” wrote Russell Kirk. The Constitution created a republican form of government. A ...

Nearly three-quarters also see politically motivated violence as a major problem. The findings come at a time of great political volatility. In the midst of Donald Trump’s second term as president, ...

Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the claim a new urgency. Over the past decade or so, there has been no shortage of people expressing concern that ...

We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge (schools, legacy media, universities and experts) is at an all-time low, and blatant liars are drawing ...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan politician, for her fight for democratic rights for her people. The Nobel Prize panel, while announcing the Nobel Peace Prize ...

Prolife Alberta positions itself as a defender of free speech in the province, particularly in its opposition to “bubble ...

Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan According to our recent survey of officials in Michigan communities, local democracy ...

Democrats tried using an abstract argument in 2024. The “Fight Oligarchy” tour is drawing crowds but isn't moving the needle. Protests, whether "No Kings" nationwide or in Los Angeles, can motivate a ...

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A conversation with Osita Nwanevu about the fatal flaws of our governing system, the need for a more egalitarian political economy, and his new book The Right of the People. There is no shortage of ...

Just this week, using a “security justifies all” narrative, the Trump administration took over Washington, D.C.’s police department and mobilized National Guard troops, portraying the city as overrun ...