Americans love to boast about our democratic values, and some like to look at Mexico as a third world country that does not send its “best” to the U.S. Yet, Mexico is giving the U.S. a few lessons ...

On the night of Feb. 27, 1933, an arsonist attacked the Reichstag, Germany’s historic parliamentary building. It was a critical moment in the country’s collapse from democracy to dictatorship. Today, ...

I don’t know the politics of Donna Kelce, the mother of NFL superstars Jason and Travis. But it strikes me that the even-handed manner in which this woman shows her love and devotion to her sons, even ...

After 3 1/2 years of war, you might assume everyone in Ukraine right now is demoralized and hunkered down in bunkers, dreading the next drone attack from Russia. But that is not at all what Ukraine is ...

What unnerves us most about freedom is the same thing generations of scientists were unconsciously ignoring about the universe—its unpredictability and capacity for disorder. In the classroom, this ...

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing offered his country advice on civic participation as he voted in a general election on ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Atop a cobblestone hill overlooking the Danube River and the medieval lanes of Budapest, tour groups surround a changing of the guard ceremony in front of a 13th century baroque ...

What is democracy? And how do we measure how democratic a country is? Democracy is a “foundational, fundamental concept” in political science as well as day-to-day life, says Associate Professor of ...

As a young boy, I spent a fair amount of time in the wilds of Indiana in the company of older men. I was in awe of their experiences, but I had my suspicions that some of their stories stretched the ...

He stands guard today atop a granite pedestal near a riverbank in Concord, Massachusetts – a stout, handsome farmer clutching a musket while scanning the horizon for the advancing enemy. He is the ...

“DEMOCRACY prevailed”, President-elect Joe Biden declared with a passion that he rarely displayed during the election season. It was the appropriate feeling. After a baseless and dangerous assault on ...