Is Trump’s victory a harbinger of democracy looking into the abyss, or a stirring demonstration of ‘we the people’s’ power to direct the course of America?

Trump voters made up a greater share of those who described American democracy as "somewhat threatened" or "very threatened." ...

In the wake of the 2024 election, our contributors weigh in on what we can do now to preserve our well-being and our ...

American democracy simply wasn’t set up to “deal with an aspiring autocrat,” especially with a willing electorate.

If Trump's critics are right, then democracy is doomed – not only in America but also in the wider world, beginning in Eastern Europe. I half-seriously said at the beginning of this year that ...

Democracy is an imperfect form of government. Despite the country’s proclamation that “all men are created equal,” it still ...

Nothing is more deadly to democracy than a disengaged people, writes columnist and part owner of The Baltimore Sun Armstrong ...

GGWash doesn’t usually weigh in on national matters like presidential elections. But an event like the second election of ...

“I have looked [in America] for an image of the essence of democracy, its inclinations, its personality, its prejudices, its passions,” Tocqueville concluded. “My wish has been to know it if only to ...

We’ve entered a dark age. We need your generation not to despair, but instead to recommit to the fight for democracy.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala also congratulated Trump for winning the presidential election. “Our shared goal is to ensure that ...

Over the course of his time in office, the light of Biden’s pro-democracy fire has dimmed. Neither Harris nor Trump appear ...