What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government ...

Upon the adoption of the Constitution of the United States in 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked by a woman what kind of ...

The Constitution is lauded as the cornerstone of our democracy. But what if it’s the reason we don’t actually have one?

At a time when polarization often drowns out nuance, a new report from More in Common titled “Shared Ideals, Divergent Realities” offers a revealing portrait of Americans’ views on democracy in the ...

Democracy is deteriorating in much of the world and changes in the United States under President Donald Trump threaten to accelerate the decline, according to a pro-democracy institute that has the ...

Why the left can’t win without a new Constitution. Hosted by Ross Douthat Produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd and Raina Raskin Mr. Douthat is a Times Opinion columnist and the host of the “Interesting ...