Public policy is heavily shaped by interest groups and bureaucracy. The rich have the freedom to provide alternative ...

Our nation’s 250th anniversary challenges us to imagine and build a more inclusive and resilient democracy for the next ...

There are elections that merely change governments. And then there are elections that change a nation’s mood. The 13th ...

President Donald Trump on the White House South Lawn before boarding Marine One on Jan. 16. (Tom Brenner/Getty Images) Since the new year began, the federal government has searched a journalist’s home ...

In this video, I respond to a common argument that America is a republic, not a democracy. I break down why this is a false choice—explaining that our system is both a democracy and a republic, and ...

Emily Foley receives funding from the Australian Research Council Discovery for her work on Project Democratic Resilience: The Public Sphere and Extremist Attacks (2021–25). Max Grömping receives ...

“The United States of America is a federal republic: a federation of states governed by written constitutions,” wrote Russell Kirk. The Constitution created a republican form of government. A ...

A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government. By Jenny Gross Reporting from Eupen, Belgium About two dozen ...

There’s a large and obvious disconnect in the Democratic Party strategy for combating Donald Trump this year and in the 2026 midterms. Democratic elites and many activists (not to mention millions of ...

But the Founding Fathers, who favored a republic designed to temper the passions of large assemblies, would not have recognized themselves in the sea of subversives and malcontents at No Kings rallies ...

I write in response to Mr. Samuel Foust’s letter ("Article ignores history, reflects Trump Derangement Syndrome," Oct. 7) about Trump Derangement Syndrome. I wonder if Mr. Foust actually has some ...