Saluting the red banner of revolution deep in Myanmar's jungle, retreating rebels swear to keep fighting for democracy -- but ...

Jerren Chang urged using civic engagement and technology to rebuild democracy and strengthen communities for future ...

“The principles proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence were always more important than a single man,” writes James Kloppenberg.

As America marks its 250th year, the debate over AI's impact on self-government hinges on a crucial tension: while pessimists ...

The New York Historical showcases the evolution of our nation’s hallmark idea of self-government in a thoughtful, if ...

As the U.S. celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year, here are eight ways its political system stands apart from the world’s other 105 democracies. Still, many ...

We are presented with an opportunity to reflect on the American experiment itself, how it began, how it has endured, and what ...

But the democracy half of that composite is the one that has most nurtured what Lincoln called our “better angels.” Democracy ...

In the run-up to July 4, surveys have revealed broad and growing pessimism about the direction of the country.

Eight years on from Donald Trump’s descent down the escalator, the democratic doom boom in American commentary shows little sign of dissipating. “Democratic backsliding,” a term originating in ...

As part of celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this Fourth of July, a ...