Why is the Democratic senator from Rhode Island so hesitant on full representation for the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico?

The Supreme Court justice's confirmation marks a new, degraded era in American governance.

Why so many commentators share an overly grim view of America’s fate

Evo Morales has done remarkable things for his country. But now, he is rejecting term limits—and Bolivians are taking to the streets to stand up for the rule of law.

Term limits enforced, oligarchy on the run—all thanks to a targeted, disciplined protest campaign.

Viktor Orban's corrupt authoritarian style seems to be spreading in Europe, with serious security risks.

Allegations that the former French president accepted millions from Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi are uncomfortably relevant in the Trump era.

For young Russian dissenters monitoring the election, Putin's landslide victory is as demoralizing as it was predictable.

How yesterday’s champions of economic nationalism became today’s servants of the global elite

The civic republican tradition and its lost treasure

Donald Trump’s contempt for American political institutions is only the latest chapter in a history of opportunistic attacks against them. This has been happening for decades.

Harvard historian James T. Kloppenberg looks to the roots of American democracy. But is that enough?

With populism on the rise in both parties, it has become fashionable for elites to bash the masses. But we need more democracy, not less.

A GOP proposal to resolve the island's debt crisis would harm its economy, sideline its democracy, and boost corporate profits.

Constitutions were a great democratic advance. Unfortunately ours is broken.

Their politics are poles apart. But they're stirring similar emotions among alienated voters and anxious establishmentarians.

Why the dogma of democracy doesn't always make the world better