Is the US a democracy or a republic? That’s a misleading question, writes a historian of early America. The values of ...

Half of Americans don’t vote, and the reasons aren’t what you think. Here is research on turnout, barriers, and democratic ...

EIU grades 167 countries out of ten according to the state of their democracy, and sorts them into four camps: full and flawed democracies, and hybrid and authoritarian regimes. By that measure, ...

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

Since 1906, Montana has been able to make laws two ways — through our elected representatives and through direct democracy (or the peoples’ vote — ballot issues). Initially, ballot issues were ...

Nigeria’s democracy is evolving, but perhaps not in the way many citizens had hoped. With the passage of the 2026 Electoral Act, expectations are high. The law introduced provisions aimed at ...

IT is time Nigerians began to critically review the country’s electoral system as it concerns the political parties. Ahead of its national convention, the ruling All Progressives Congress reportedly ...

Three major reports out this month say President Trump has done serious damage to American democracy at remarkable speed since his return to the White House. An annual report from V-Dem, an institute ...

“The speed with which American democracy is currently dismantled is unprecedented in modern history,” one of the world’s top democracy researchers says in a new report. The Varieties of Democracies ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Donald Trump and the Republican Party are ...

Protesters hold signs in the Missouri State Capitol rotunda on Jan. 21 in Jefferson City. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com The people of Missouri have enjoyed direct democracy for nearly 120 ...