What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

President Trump, Governor DeSantis, and some members of the Florida Legislature have called for mid-cycle redistricting to ...

President Joe Biden and the Democrats talk a lot these days about the need to “defend democracy.” But what does that mean? A president is the sole U.S. elected official chosen by all the people. But ...

Stephen Heintz, president and CEO of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund joins Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette to discuss the results of the 2024 presidential election, whether there is merit to the ...

Organizational shake-ups and accusations of political bias have disrupted mainstay news outlets of late. Contributing columnist John McCaa considers what it all means for our democracy.(Michael Hogue) ...

Democracy has had its fair share of critics. So what is it, and what should it be? A government by the people, for the people sounds like a good idea. But is democracy really all it’s cracked up to be ...

Docs for Democracy is a two-night film screening series happening this weekend, Aug. 16-17 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, before hitting the road nationwide. The films spotlighted were created with ...

At the end of last week, Germany officially labeled the far-right Alternative für Germany (AfD) party as a confirmed right-wing extremist group. This unprecedented decision was announced by the ...

BEIJING, March 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the publication of the first volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China in 2014, the book has garnered widespread recognition globally, becoming a key ...