The United States, once the self-styled torchbearer of democracy, is now teetering on the edge of oligarchy—a system where ...

Mercyhurst University professor and political science department chair Joseph Morris views a particular course as the most important he teaches. His Introduction to American Government class is an ...

The first half-year of Donald Trump’s second term is not even over, and the portents of democratic erosion are already stark. The president has moved to consolidate power, purging civil servants ...

George Washington, despite initial doubts about his abilities, successfully led the American army to victory against the British. Washington's strategic avoidance of direct confrontation with the ...

The following is a more-or-less verbatim transcript of a conversation I overheard between two people in line to vote. I record it here for future historians who may want to know how, exactly, ...

The Winter 2026 issue focuses on the crisis of US democracy and how it might be resolved.

Trump is not ready to "undertake the long, expensive, institution-building project that democratization requires." ...

China is attempting to weaken the US by eroding trust in the Federal Reserve, which could lead to a collapse of the global economy and a shift in power to Beijing.

The United States is undergoing rapid democratic erosion. Despite its limitations, until January 2025, it had a democratic ...

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