There is a lot to like about how residents of municipalities, including Peachtree City, govern ourselves. We don’t have the ...

Frank Chouraqui is a non-active member of the Dutch political party Groenlinks-PvdA (center left) We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge ...

In 1791, George Washington asked Pierre Charles L’Enfant to craft a design for a capital city on the Potomoc River for the fledgling United States. His reference point was not vague. L’Enfant was ...

After World War II, the United States and its allies occupied West Germany and helped its post-Nazi leaders build a successful democracy out of the ruins of fascism. What a difference 80 years makes.

After World War II, the United States and its allies occupied West Germany and helped its post-Nazi leaders build a successful democracy out of the ruins of fascism. What a difference 80 years makes.

For the 16th consecutive year, Norway was named the most democratic country in the world, with a score of 9.81. New Zealand and Sweden followed. Afghanistan has been the lowest-ranked country since ...

Tonga’s 150-year constitutional journey reveals how limited democratic reforms have struggled to balance power between the monarchy, nobles and elected representatives. As the country heads into the ...

As Democrats, many of us rightly sound the alarm when the integrity of our elections appears under threat. We condemn attempts to suppress votes, delegitimize results or overturn an election because ...

I have noted an uptick in various persons reminding me (and you) that the United States is not a democracy. I've heard it from political panels on TV, during interviews with politicians, and most ...

The Texas Writer Award ranks among the highest honors for any literary figure in this state. Conferred by the Texas Book Festival — which returns to the Texas Capitol district, Nov. 8-9 — the award ...

A Texas federal judge Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, and Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, that sought to challenge California's efforts to redraw its congressional maps.

Why the challenge of truly representative democracy is so complex. Moon Duchin, who leads the University of Chicago’s Data and Democracy Research Initiative, explores how math can help solve ...