A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends ...

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

In his first book, “The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding”, journalist Osita Nwanevu ...

Five young people spearheading efforts around the world to bolster and restore democratic principles share what they have ...

Nwanevu makes three main claims: “that democracy is good, that America is not a democracy, and that America should become a ...

Young people are less satisfied with democracy and more disillusioned than at any other time in the past century, especially in Europe, North America, Africa and Australia, a study by the University ...