Upon the adoption of the Constitution of the United States in 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked by a woman what kind of ...

In his first book, “The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding”, journalist Osita Nwanevu ...

Nwanevu makes three main claims: “that democracy is good, that America is not a democracy, and that America should become a ...

Democracy proved to be a terrible campaign concept in November, but that hasn’t stopped Democrats’ musings. Speaking at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum earlier this month, former President Barack ...

LAGOS – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has faulted the practice of democracy in Africa, saying that what is obtainable is representative democracy where a few people will grab the common wealth.

Yes, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. But the country has a few attributes that make it more resilient than you might ...

The philosopher Hannah Arendt once dryly noted: “truth and politics are on rather bad terms with each other” (1961, p. 227) No kidding. Right now, truth and politics in the U.S. seem to be not only on ...

No Kings protests fanned out across South Florida and the country Saturday as thousands of people demonstrated against President Donald Trump's policies on his 79th birthday and the day of a military ...