Conservatives often insist that the United States is “a republic, not a democracy.” It’s actually both, and many Americans use the terms interchangeably. But what’s irrefutably true is that democracy ...

Suppose that you’re walking down the street and you come to an intersection. There is a man standing there with his dog. You sidle up next to him and say, “Hey, nice dog!” Now suppose that the man ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Suppose that you’re walking down the street and you come to an intersection. There is a man standing there with his dog. You sidle up next to him and say, “Hey, nice dog!” Now ...

The price of being a historical witness can at times be quite steep. One moment, witnesses are confronted with uplifting events, just to turn around to be presented with one equally horrifying.

Regularly, we hear all over the radio and TV "this democracy" or "our democracy" or our "democratic process." Do we understand what a democratic government is? There are many examples, both past and ...

A constitutional republic is a form of democracy. Last Saturday's "No Kings" protest spurred conversations, counter-protesting and misunderstandings. A video the Gazette posted of peaceful protestors ...

America is both a democracy and a republic. Citizens hold supreme power, and so America is a republic. At the same time, it is obviously a representative democracy. Moreover, they have nominated ...

Much is being made of Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote. From that, it’s obvious that a lot of Americans don’t know the difference between a republic, as in “to the Republic for which it stands ...

I notice that the word Democracy is misused and misunderstood and at times toxic - because most of the electorate doesn't know its true meaning. "Democracy" was the term Aristotle used to describe a ...

We hear politicians and media constantly using the term “democracy”; “He’s a threat to our democracy” and “We’re losing our democracy.” Are they ...