Columnist Gail Symons writes: "The founders used 'democracy' and 'republic' interchangeably in many contexts because they ...

There is a reason why ancient philosophers were profoundly skeptical about democracy. In “The Republic,” Plato described ...

Letter: Republic or democracy? "There is no room on the Supreme Court for social justice warriors who lack a comprehensive understanding of constitutional law," writes Dennis Gullickson.

To understand the nature of the dysfunction in contemporary Nigeria—and, consequently, why constitutional engineering as such ...

We are a constitutional republic, which gives us protection of our freedom and our rights which could be taken away by a single vote majority under a democracy. Fred C. Howard Snohomish ...

Do you want to see how a constitutional democratic republic unravels? Just look at the first three pages of the Saturday, July 19, Daily Item. All Trump, Trump, Trump, autocratic ...

A democracy is a system of government where power ultimately resides in the people, who exercise it through voting and electing representatives. So, the United States is both a republic and a ...

It is clear that a democracy and a republic can coexist quite comfortably — and indeed must if we are to avoid the fate of other so-called republics that claim to be for the people but are not ...

Hon Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, former Chief Justice of Nigeria, died on the 6th of June 2025. He was 89.In the annals of Nigerian constitutional history, few jurists have left a legacy as ...

Upon exiting the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked, “Well, doctor, what have we got?” His answer, “A republic, if you can keep it,” is a challenge to this day.

Pro-democracy activists discovered that lawmakers and government officials met in secret to discuss draft revisions at a five-star hotel in South Jakarta on March 15.