The health of liberal democracies has been the focus of interest for political science for some time, against a global ...

The latest collaboration between Harvard University professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt is equal parts civics tutorial, history lesson, comparative analysis, warning and remedy. A work of ...

Is it possible, at this deeply ideologically divided time, to articulate a set of principles of American constitutional democracy that those across the political spectrum can agree upon? This was our ...

I’m writing to express my concern regarding the Supreme Court decision granting the president immunity from prosecution for actions taken in an official capacity. This poses a significant threat to ...

A study led by UAB and UOC researchers examined the impact of 35 elections held in 30 different countries. According to the ...

In America, the assault on basic democratic principles continues, with Christian nationalism increasingly in the forefront.

Color map, entitled 'Map No 8, Status of Slavery in the United States, 1775 - 1865,' illustrates the territorial application of various slavery related laws, published in 1898. Credit - Interim ...

To the editor: In Thomas Jefferson’s inaugural address he said, “… it is proper you should understand what I deem the essential principles of our government." Some of what he went on to say was: ...

As Chairs of the Democratic Party in Ohio and Texas, we have a warning for the rest of the country: Republicans will do anything they can to stay in power, including subverting basic principles of ...

Liberal democracies include the above, as well as "judicial and legislative constraints on the executive along with the protection of civil liberties and equality before the law." ...