Since his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump has posed a serious threat to American democracy. From the start, he refused to commit to accepting election results. As president, he routinely ...

There are clear signs that American democracy might be able to withstand the authoritarian aspirations of this president. So if you’re looking for some silver linings, here are three reasons why ...

Liberalism in the philosophical sense is the broad family of political doctrines that center on equality and freedom: holding ...

How have our shared visions of American ideals influenced the meaning of patriotism? How has this definition evolved over ...

Today, however, democracy is facing challenges in part because the pathways to real estate ownership are increasingly out of reach. The homeownership rate in the U.S. has dropped from 69% before ...

The late 19 th century also saw the backsliding of American democracy across the South. After the Civil War and the passage of the 13 th and 14 th Amendments, people of color in the South began to ...

About the good or bad of democracy, Hamid is clear about his mixed, and constantly evolving feelings. The bet here is that in ...

How the Heated, Divisive Election of 1800 Was the First Real Test of American Democracy A banner from the Smithsonian collections lays out the stakes of Jefferson vs. Adams ...

Support for early voting and voter ID grew after Pennsylvanians heard from experts and talked out their differences in poll.