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Upon the adoption of the Constitution of the United States in 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked by a woman what kind of ...

In his first book, “The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding”, journalist Osita Nwanevu ...

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends ...

Ralph Hertwig acknowledges financial support from the Volkswagen Foundation (grant ``Reclaiming individual autonomy and democratic discourse online: How to rebalance human and algorithmic decision ...

Democracy proved to be a terrible campaign concept in November, but that hasn’t stopped Democrats’ musings. Speaking at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum earlier this month, former President Barack ...

Yes, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. But the country has a few attributes that make it more resilient than you might ...