Nwanevu makes three main claims: “that democracy is good, that America is not a democracy, and that America should become a ...
In his first book, “The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding”, journalist Osita Nwanevu ...
Upon the adoption of the Constitution of the United States in 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked by a woman what kind of ...
Reflecting on the conditions for the maintenance of republican government (what we would today call “democracy”), James Madison observed that “a well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free ...
America is deeply divided politically, and the signs are everywhere. A recentQuinnipiac University Poll found that 53% of Americans believe democracy is not currently working, while 41% […] ...
The role of public education in educating for democracy / Daniel Romer, Patrick E. Jamieson, and Bruce W. Hardy -- The effectiveness of the press in serving the needs of American democracy / Kathleen ...