Re: Matty Park’s Feb. 12 letter, “On our way to losing our democracy”: One quibble with Mr. Park’s excellent letter. It depends on how we define “democracy.” Running for president, Donald Trump said ...

Democracy is defined in many different ways. In another project, Varieties of Democracy, we wrestle with that question. In the book, we take the conventional approach in political science, and more ...

A Quinnipiac University poll conducted in late August found that 67 percent of U.S. adults think “the nation’s democracy is in danger of collapse.” That is what President Biden said in Philadelphia, ...

A powerful new documentary uncovers the stories of Black Americans who fought to define democracy during the American ...

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 ...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights must recognize democracy as an autonomous right before democratic erosion becomes ...

This is the first of an ongoing series titled "Cross-partisan Visions." It is in honor of co-publisher David Nevins' dear ...

Parliaments are not necessarily the best medium for democracy. There are examples of citizens enjoying freedom in countries that have not adopted accepted democratic norms. Though it might look like ...

To the editor — Around the world people are dismissing democracy while voting in authoritarian governments. Why the trend? Is it fear of people not like us taking over our country? Is it fear of the ...

May 3 (UPI) --Americans, it seems, can both value the idea of democracy and not support it in practice. Since 2016, academics and journalists have expressed concerns that formerly secure democracies ...