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 ...

Universities in the Washington, D.C., area are responding to President Donald Trump's second term by offering classes analyzing the presidential office and Trump's impact. The Washingtonian reported ...

Re “This column is another threat to democracy (or so the left says)” (Oct. 1): John Phillips says Democrats use the phrase “a threat to democracy” to shut down anyone who’s ideas progressives ...

Election 2024 will feature expressions of concern about democracy, and many of them will be hyperbolic. We will be told that certain persons or policy proposals are “a threat to democracy.” What is ...

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 ...