Democracy is about free speech, but both in its classical and modern representative form, the founding fathers of this system ...

The health of America’s democracy declined in 2025, according to new evaluations from organizations that have long tracked how well democracies around the world are working. Source: Pew Research ...

On laptop screens, televisions and social media feeds across the nation, images and words fueled by a fractured political landscape spout anger, frustration and resentment. Clashing ideologies burst ...

President Biden recently described “preservation of American democracy” as the “central issue” of his presidency. In September, the foundations for 13 recent U.S. presidents from both parties released ...

This article appears in the February 2024 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Democrats have spent much—some might say all—of the last two presidential elections warning about the ...

Countries where democracy is in trouble share a common pattern, and it’s a worrying one for the United States. Credit...Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomás Supported by By Amanda Taub Amanda Taub ...

Our liberties have been trampled more by the unity of elites than by the divisions of people. Ad Policy Former US president Donald Trump attends the wake of slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller on March ...

WASHINGTON ‒ For Joseph Atou, democracy is sharing with hundreds of visitors the history of America’s foundation. For Gregg Amore, it’s teaching the younger generation the importance of civic ...

Another week, another column about Colorado’s ruling class treating democracy like a state trooper treats the speed limit. It ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It’s not every day that a political ...

Indian policing has what the political scientist Lee calls “an impunity problem.” India’s murder rate is lower than that of the United States and a fraction of those of many other developing countries ...

Nikki Haley only won Washington, D.C., and Vermont in the primary elections last night and has suspended her campaign this morning. Kamala Harris and Nikki Haley claim Hillary Clinton, the first ...