Democracy, by definition and in its most general form, is a system of government in which the people have the power to choose their rulers. Of the main indicators for a democracy is the existence of ...

Most people in most countries state that they wish to have a democratic government. But the definition of democracy has been constantly contested. Without understanding what people really mean by ...

The razor-thin outcome in Virginia’s recent redistricting referendum, which allowed the state to move forward with a heavily gerrymandered map favoring Democrats, should serve as a national wake-up ...

Winston Churchill famously said, "Democracy is the worst form of government—except for all those other forms that have been tried." However, that presumes people agree on what the term actually means.

A Quinnipiac University poll conducted in late August found that 67 percent of U.S. adults think “the nation’s democracy is in danger of collapse.” That is what President Biden said in Philadelphia, ...

Democracy is something we’re hearing a lot about these days. But what are we actually talking about when we say, “democracy?” The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines democracy as being “a government in ...

To Christopher Montalbano, whose letter erroneously insists that the government of these United States is a "democracy" (The World, July 26). I suggest that he read Article 4, Section 4, of the ...

The By-invitation section publishes commentaries by outside thinkers from a wide range of perspectives. For a view calling for China to move towards a constitutional democracy, read a commentary by ...

The razor-thin outcome in Virginia’s recent redistricting referendum, which allowed the state to move forward with a heavily gerrymandered map favoring Democrats, should serve as a national wake-up ...