The New York Historical showcases the evolution of our nation’s hallmark idea of self-government in a thoughtful, if ...

As the U.S. celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year, here are eight ways its political ...

We are presented with an opportunity to reflect on the American experiment itself, how it began, how it has endured, and what ...

The founders knew that a free country without a robust press and informed public engagement could not endure.

“The principles proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence were always more important than a single man,” writes James ...

Rep. Nancy Pelosi will launch a multimillion-dollar politics institute at UC Berkeley when she leaves office, co-teaching a ...

But the democracy half of that composite is the one that has most nurtured what Lincoln called our “better angels.” Democracy ...

The United Kingdom has prioritized equality over growth as a matter of public policy for many years, and it has the economic ...

A large majority of Democrats (86%) are dissatisfied with how American democracy is working. Around half of Republicans (51%) ...

Our democracy has always been imperfect, and it has always been in the process of renewal — by citizens and residents, at the neighborhood level.

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California), who is retiring from Congress at the end of this session, plans to ...

Parliamentary inquiry recommends new laws to police behaviour at polling booths ...