Few ideas have shaped the world more profoundly than democracy. It is a concept born in the dust of ancient city-states, refined through centuries of revolution and philosophical debate, and now ...

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

It is hard enough to promote or save democracy when the public is relatively united in its desire to do so. The experience of the “color revolutions” in former Soviet Republics offers powerful ...

Winston Churchill once stated, “democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.” Only two decades ago, it seemed inevitable that most, if not all, ...

It has of late become en vogue, at least in some circles, to claim that the United States, rather than a democracy is, in fact, a republic. This begs the question: What’s the difference? Recently, I ...

It is hard enough to promote or save democracy when the public is relatively united in its desire to do so. The experience of the “color revolutions” in former Soviet Republics offers powerful ...