Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images. The statement “No Kings” is meant to be an exclamation of democratic power by ordinary citizens. It is a call that should cause us to consider both the ...

Donald J. Trump has been elected to a second term, and his transition priorities have been to propose cabinet officials whose chief attributes appear to be unwavering personal loyalty and a ...

Americans aren’t hanging out together as much as they used to, and it’s having a crippling impact on democracy. It sounds dramatic, but it’s true. According to Montesquieu, who wrote The Spirit of the ...

Following his initial comment, Vance confirmed he was referring to ordo amoris, “order of love,” a concept originating in the works of the early Christian theologians St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas.

On February 21, 2025, I received an impersonal email notifying me of my termination from USAID (United States Agency for International Development), effective March 8. In 14 years with USAID’s Office ...

There is a mystery coiled up inside the latest survey results from The People’s Role in American Democracy, the latest report from the Democracy for All Project, a joint endeavor between the Charles F ...

In the months leading up to the 2024 presidential election, various outlets highlighted how Project 2025—a massive blueprint directing the efforts of a possible second Trump administration—sought to ...

The explicit aim of Project 2025, which has guided much of the early work of the Trump administration, is to infuse biblical principles across the federal government. Calls to protect Christianity, ...

The coups pose a significant threat to the ongoing process of democratization that Africa earnestly began in the 1990s. During this time, the Wind of Change brought a legal shift from one-party states ...

Donald Trump became the first Republican candidate to win the popular vote in 20 years thanks in part to increasing support among voters of color, particularly Latinos. Trump's gains mostly occurred ...

Photo by David McNew/Getty Images. According to every major statistical measure, both income and wealth inequality have been growing in the United States for decades. Reports from the Congressional ...

Photo by Hamil Harris/The Washington Post via Getty Images. The Democracy for All Project is a multiyear collaboration between the Kettering Foundation and Gallup. This annual, national survey is ...