Democracy is defined in many different ways. In another project, Varieties of Democracy, we wrestle with that question. In the book, we take the conventional approach in political science, and more ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

If you're an American, you probably assume there's only one kind of democracy, the kind that you grew up with. That would be the democracy where citizens govern themselves through elected ...

Perhaps Win- ston Churchill had this in mind when, for his definition, he referred to a speech he had made in Commons: "My idea of it is that the plain, humble, common man, just the ordinary man who ...

We the people have been asked to define "democracy." Since it is only my opinion, you be the judge. Fantasy or real? Our government today is filled with (some call it democracy) thieves, liars, and ...

Democracy is always being pronounced dead by those who are trying to kill it. Perhaps because it has tended toward ambitious claims of its origins and possibilities, democracy is held to higher and ...

To the editor — Around the world people are dismissing democracy while voting in authoritarian governments. Why the trend? Is it fear of people not like us taking over our country? Is it fear of the ...

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Saddam Hussein was a brutal thug who terrorized his own people. He tortured those who disagreed with him and wasn?t afraid to use chemical weapons. He ruled with a strong fist without accountability ...