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, ...

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 ...

How would you define democracy? The word democracy comes from the Greek words “demos,” meaning people, and “katos,” meaning power. So democracy can be thought of as the “power of the people,” a way of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some 30 years ago I developed a habit of rising early to write in my journal. I sit quietly after lighting a candle and invite from yesterday what wished to be remembered. The language I deploy to ...

Suppose that you’re walking down the street and you come to an intersection. There is a man standing there with his dog. You sidle up next to him and say, “Hey, nice dog!” Now suppose that the man ...