Public policy is heavily shaped by interest groups and bureaucracy. The rich have the freedom to provide alternative perspectives.

SIMON: What do you think - what do you see happening in the United States today? APPLEBAUM: So I want to make it clear that the United States is not an authoritarian state right now. But what we see ...

A retired Florida Supreme Court justice warns that proposals to nationalize elections are unconstitutional and a 'misguided ...

Losing democracy once can make it harder to restore it, even after a democratic government returns to power. University of Birmingham professor Nic Cheeseman analyzed three decades of data.

A year and a half ago, Bangladesh looked as though it was on track to defy the global pattern of democratic reversal. Mass ...

Out of this moment of fear and uncertainty comes the chance to imagine a democracy that has never fully existed.

With Election Day just around the corner, thoughts from historian Jon Meacham, whose new book chronicles the life and evolution of President Abraham Lincoln: He thought everything was over. It was the ...

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 ...

Democracy is a simple concept: People exercise their collective agency to rule themselves so they can ensure their own well-being. Democracy is the opposite of autocracy, serving as a disavowal of ...

Chicago documentary series this season follows a teacher, a suburban grandmother and others who have found their own ways to ...

Democracy is indispensable, according to most respondents to the new "Germany Monitor 2025" survey. However, many say it is functioning less well than in the past, and rapid change is causing great ...

Journalism is a public good, and its survival is essential if we want our communities to have access to quality news and ...