From an oligarchy to a democracy to a constitutional monarchy, there are many ways government can operate. The government is a representative democracy, meaning citizens vote for their government ...

Often when politicians take actions to undermine democracy, they loudly proclaim that their actions are necessary to “save democracy.” It reminds me of the Vietnam-era line about destroying a village ...

Professor of History Andrew Donson and the University of Massachusetts History Department held the second and final lecture panel in a series discussing the meaning of democracy in Herter Hall.

Friends, I am committed to updating you here every other week with my reflections on philanthropy, civil society, and democracy in America. Alas, a sprawling and recalcitrant draft has conspired ...

Voters change their opinions after interacting with an AI chatbot – but, encouragingly, it seems that AIs rely on facts to ...

I recently finished reading a wonderful book by historian Jon Meachem entitled “Franklin and Winston - An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship.” This traced the enormously consequential partnership ...

If you're an American, you probably assume there's only one kind of democracy, the kind that you grew up with. That would be the democracy where citizens govern themselves through elected ...

Welcome to the Tuesday, a weekly newsletter that, like the promiscuous Latin teacher, conjugates more often than it declines. The Tuesday is available only to NRPlus members: If you would like to join ...

A nationally representative poll designed to gauge Gen Z’s attitude toward democracy contradicts a popularly held belief that the generation born roughly between 1997 and 2012 doesn’t care about it at ...

I was disappointed to read Naperville City Councilman Josh McBroom’s June 22 opinion column in the Naperville Sun. Naperville voters should ask the councilman why he wants to sign a $2 billion ...