Prop. 50 is an objectively bad measure that everyone should vote against. Nearly two decades ago, California voters decided that having politicians draw their own districts was a bad idea and had the ...

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Experts at the Athens Democracy Forum this week will explore the challenges to democracy, from artificial intelligence and subversion to complacency and inequality. By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger ...

Despite an uncertain path, standing up for your convictions is a “leap of faith” that former President Barack Obama insists is worth making. With such heightened political turmoil today, the question ...

Syria and the Strongman’s Democracy. Here, Syrian president Ahmad Al-Sharaa approaches the podium to speak during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at ...

Dear friends, thank you very much for inviting me here. Today, I want to share three messages with you all. My first message is that democracy is not just another ideology. Democracy is the system ...

The Trump administration has made no secret of its desire to upend the Department of Education as it currently functions. It plans to lay off at least half of the department's workforce, more than ...