Suppose that you’re walking down the street and you come to an intersection. There is a man standing there with his dog. You sidle up next to him and say, “Hey, nice dog!” Now suppose that the man ...

“Democracy” gets thrown around a lot in American politics. Usually, when someone wins, they say democracy worked. When someone loses, they say democracy died. Here’s the twist most civics classes rush ...

A constitutional republic is a form of democracy. Last Saturday's "No Kings" protest spurred conversations, counter-protesting and misunderstandings. A video the Gazette posted of peaceful protestors ...

You hear it all the time on the news: “Our democracy is under attack.” Politicians talk about “saving democracy” or “defending democracy.” It sounds nice. But here’s the truth most folks don’t hear ...

Much is being made of Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote. From that, it’s obvious that a lot of Americans don’t know the difference between a republic, as in “to the Republic for which it stands ...

Ahead of the July Fourth holiday and the country's 249th birthday, three-quarters of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. Nearly three-quarters ...