Carr Center Senior Fellow Justice Luis Barroso Barroso, President of the Supreme Court of Brazil. Around the world, many longstanding democracies have begun to wither, crumbling under the slow yet ...

Congressman Nick Langworthy swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States, but he remains silent as the future of America is eroded. The president attacks media outlets and journalists ...

Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Mike Womack is a former public health educator and a ...

Mr. Witt is the author of “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America.” As democracy in the United States spirals into a widening gyre of distrust, demagogy and ...

Veteran director Rob Reiner is worried America is one year away from becoming a hellish “full-on autocracy” under President Donald Trump — and he said it is the media and Hollywood’s “job” to educate ...

A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the Trump administration from sending federalized National Guard members from California — or any other state — to the streets of Portland, Oregon. In a rare, ...

"Stanislaus County prepares for special election on Prop. 50," (modbee.com, Sept. 29) As an opponent of gerrymandering, I welcomed the 2008 decision to have an Independent Commission draw California's ...

Re: “Long backlog as state reviews complaints about police officers” (Sept. 22, A1): I appreciate this overview of the law to address police misconduct by decertification of police officers. The ...

I live in the Washington, DC, area and the shutdown will severely damage the economy here. I've always been concerned about shutdowns in general, because it is a reckless move that can affect, and has ...

The Chinese government issued a rare white paper this week to reinforce its sovereignty claim over Taiwan as the United Nations General Assembly wrapped up its annual gathering in New York. The ...

The rise of authoritarian leaders like US President Donald Trump shows that too many of us took democracy, and the prosperity it generates, for granted. Now, a growing movement of democratic countries ...