Democracy Is Not Silence Between Elections
A vote gives a government the authority to rule. It does not give it the right to silence the people.
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A vote gives a government the authority to rule. It does not give it the right to silence the people.
Democracy requires much more than voting every few years. It requires people to have the time, security and mental capacity to understand political choices, consider Read the full...
For Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the problem facing democracy begins with what people expect it to provide. Recalling his university yea...
Democracy cannot be sustained by legal authority alone, the evening’s honoree Supreme Court of Canada Justice Andromache Karakatsanis warned in Toronto, arguing that laws must serv...
Matt Zwolinski is right to emphasize that democracy is generally superior to authoritarianism, but wrong to suggest it should be a central libertarian commitment. Moreover, recent...
This paper examines the conventional view that redistribution is central to the democratization process using data from stock markets. Consistent with this view, democratizations h...
The beauty of democracy, viewed as a contemporary philosophy of aesthetics and power, lies in its transformative political force. It pools together perspectives to correct biases a...
Citizenship is a cornerstone of democracy. Today, how citizenship is interpreted and who becomes a citizen have been pivotal topics of debates in Western democracies.
Democratic participation requires more than voting rights, including material security, practical knowledge, social belonging, and agency.
By Stephen Zogopoulos, USNN World News With the 2026 midterm elections now weeks away—Election Day falls on November 3—Americans will once again hear politicians and media voices i...
Right to Work or Right to Vote? Labor Policy and American Democracy By Paul Frymer, Jacob M. Grumbach and Charlotte Hill There is growing attention to the role of organized labor i...
We the People.Three of the most famous words in American history. They’re a source of pride for every red-blooded American patriot. Why? What exactly do those words symbolize?What...
15 September 2026: International Day of Democracy For those who live in countries where democracy remains functional, it is unfortunately easy to take the associated liberties for...
Osita Nwanevu Hélène Landemore’s case for an alternative system of popular government. The post Can We Save Democracy? appeared first on The Nation.
How local involvement, public‑service networks, and everyday acts of civic responsibility shape democratic outcomes, especially in an era of polarization and declining institutiona...
Matt Zwolinski responds to my critique of his earlier article on libertarianism and democracy.
India’s Constitution generated hope in 1950. It devised a unique formula for dealing with three barriers to development. It offered “inclusion” by putting citizens first via univer...
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