Historically, there has been the proverbial argument about whether the United States is a democracy or republic. The answer is the United States is both. But that question pales in comparison to the ...

July 20, 2025 presents a fundamental issue facing our nation. Do we preserve our democracy or allow an autocracy to form? America is experiencing an unprecedented era of its history. I believe that ...

From his creation of a ‘papers-please’ police force to unilateral military actions to his disregard of court orders, even ...

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Only about a third of Americans are happy with the way democracy is working, according to a Gallup poll earlier this year. The first man, who wished to remain anonymous because of his job, is a local ...

There’s snow in the mountains, kids are playing in the streets and gardens are coming to life across Alaska. But beneath that surface of normalcy, something profound and troubling is happening in our ...

Schemes of national governance are complicated and subject to generalization, but for the sake of argument, let’s put “democracy” at one end of a spectrum and “autocracy” at the other and consider the ...

Democracy may be an abstract concept, but it holds the very essence of our autonomy and humanity, says lawyer and human rights advocate Fatma Karume. Sharing her journey navigating a tumultuous ...

Israel provides a second example of a democratic state battling to resist the slide towards autocracy. Benjamin Netanyahu is a war-weary leader who sees no way out other than to embrace his ...