Good morning, class. My name is Professor Brancaccio and thank you for signing up for Political Science 202, where we will discuss all things democracy. Hopefully you’ve all prepped by reading the pre ...

In the democracy literature, middle class has been considered a potent agent of the sociopolitical transition toward democracy and the cornerstone of democratic rule. This article offers a structural ...

Cicero, the Roman orator and politician of the first century B.C.E., spoke up over and over again—while stamping his feet for effect in between sentences, if his own testimony is to be believed—for ...

Washington Post op–ed writer Theodore R. Johnson discusses his new book —- "If We Are Brave, Essay from Black Americana" — an examination of democracy, race and Black voters in the United States.