The word “democracy” is almost sacrosanct in modern society, yet what advocates call “our democracy” is not what it claims to ...

Much of today’s public discourse suggests that democracy is eroding — under threat, unraveling, or being dismantled. These conversations often fall along familiar partisan lines, with each side ...

Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the claim a new urgency. Over the past decade or so, there has been no shortage of people expressing concern that ...

Democracy is invoked as moral legitimacy in war, while Iran’s authority rests on layered political, religious, and historical foundations. Democracy, however, is not the enemy. Its manipulation is.