Democracy thrives, or survives, by virtue of our collective respect for “playing by the rules,” which means complying with both laws and traditions. What are these “laws and traditions?” Certainly ...

Mayoral candidates can now raise less money from individual contributors, and put a lot less of their own money into campaigns, if they want to receive a public grant and matching funds through the ...

As Americans, we’ve always believed that democracy is not a spectator sport. It’s something we actively build, protect and defend. Now, in Georgia, the principles we hold dear are under threat by a ...

Eight years on from Donald Trump’s descent down the escalator, the democratic doom boom in American commentary shows little sign of dissipating. “Democratic backsliding,” a term originating in ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) – As cities across the nation, including San Diego, prepare for this weekend’s “No Kings” protests, organizers and political analysts alike are drawing sharp comparisons between ...

Proud Boys members walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) Two of the year’s best books on politics present contrasting ...

A gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop at Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Dallas field office on Sept. 24, killing one detainee and critically wounding two others. Investigators are treating ...

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) – Defying expectations, President Mikhail Saakashvili conceded Tuesday that his party had lost Georgia’s parliamentary election and his opponent had the right to become prime ...