One year into the president’s second term, the country’s institutions and civil society are still checking his authoritarian ...

The criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell regarding costly renovations of the Fed's headquarters has ...

In principle, a person who supports a government of, by, and for the people should not also support a system that ...

Countries that slide from democracy toward autocracy tend to follow similar patterns. To measure what is happening in the United States, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of ...

How can we fix American democracy? Preserving our democracy is as urgent a task as ever, but the question is how. Democracy is getting to be one of those words that, at least in our day-to-day ...

A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government. By Jenny Gross Reporting from Eupen, Belgium About two dozen ...

Alongside a deluge of new policies, this year has seen unprecedented political discourse about the nature of government: how much we should have, how efficient it can be, and whether bureaucracy will ...

Stanford will celebrate its fifth annual Democracy Day on Nov. 4 in a day-long celebration of civic engagement marked by events, panels, mixers and activities. Despite it being a non-election year, ...

In response to Ted Gaines' piece, "Proposition 50: It’s a naked power grab" published Oct. 23, I contend his analysis is flawed because it fails to consider the national implications that follow from ...