Our democracy is like a teenager testing boundary, pushing norms, seeking individualism, and building self-esteem. I ...

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll reveals that nearly 73% of Americans believe democracy in the United States is at risk, citing political violence and deep partisan divisions as the main threats.

Three-quarters of U.S. adults say the future of democracy faces a serious threat, according to a survey. The latest poll from NPR/PBS News/Marist, shows that when asked if they see a “serious threat” ...

I have repeatedly criticized Donald Trump’s Republican Party. I now attempt something different. I submit three reforms that would have massive, positive impacts upon our polity and our opinions of ...

American children are taught that democracy is the best form of government. I remember teachers saying that popularly elected governments are the “natural” endpoint of all societies. But is this true?

The scene outside the Augusta County Courthouse at the Hands Off! protest April 5 rally. Photo: Chris Graham/AFP Think resisting authoritarianism is too big of a lift? Think again. This spring, while ...

Now that the Fourth of July has come and gone, Americans begin a year of celebration and reflection as we prepare for next year’s semiquincentennial — 250 years since our Founding Fathers courageously ...

Getting around New York City via the subway system turned out to be easy and pretty cheap, especially for a senior citizen like me. Riding the subway also ...

How strange. I’ve been going to demonstrations for a long, long while now. I began once upon a distant time in opposition to the nightmarish all-American war in Vietnam. And almost 60 years later, ...