MINOT — I'm not a fan of democracy so much as I hate the alternatives. That's heresy, I know. In America, we're taught to love democracy — vox populi, vox dei, and all that jazz. And sure, in the ...

New research shows Americans' economic circumstances shape their democratic values more than political ideology when forced ...

Since the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action in 2023, leaders have struggled to respond to the backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). As the nation inches closer to election ...

American democracy is not a true democracy, but rather an oligarchic republic stabilized by elections, managed dissent, and a ...

When we overemphasise truth over and against meaning, we foster a sense of alienation and deliver the public into the hands ...

Just days before the presidential election, U.S. political divisions are bitter and deep, and polarization seems like a permanent condition. But a new approach developed by UC Berkeley researchers ...

Matthew Wilson is affiliated with the Varieties of Democracy Institute (https://v-dem.net/about/v-dem-institute/scholars-and-staff/). The surveys have sounded alarms ...

The case is reminiscent of civil rights battles in a long-ago era: Alabama’s Republican lawmakers, drawing seven new congressional districts in 2021, split the state’s broad “Black belt” among four ...

Representative democracy is based on a fundamental set of values — power is derived from the people through republican (representative) government. The “Office of Citizen” is the highest office in the ...

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on "FOX News Sunday" that EU countries and Ukraine's Zelensky say they are fighting for "freedom and democracy," but, "when we actually look at ...

Re: Deborah “Deb” Baber’s April 3 letter, “Keeping artwork out of election”: For some, confabulation of processes and programs is a convenient way to throw knives. The result of my fellow American’s ...

Taiwan renews its emphasis on values-based diplomacy, pioneered by former president Chen Shui-bian, in an attempt to make themselves an attractive alternative to China for alliances and trade ...