Robert Dowd, CSC, during which McElroy offered his thoughts on ways to address political polarization in America. The event ...

The "No Kings" protests are not a bout hating America, nor are they a simple political disagreement. Democracy is at stake.

EVEN in democratic societies, power eventually ends up in the hands of a few, leading inevitably to a dominant elite rule.

This campus is a mirror for something much bigger: the way democracy itself is tested—and contested— in this country.

The Smithsonian Institution has released its first statement since President Trump announced on social media that he had fired one of its museum directors. The statement affirms the institution as an ...

The United States has one of the oldest constitutions still in effect, but it can seem hard to find true believers. Republicans claim its principles, but let Trump choose its meaning, abrogating ...

Assassinations, coups, and street brawls may be symptoms of democratic decay—or an intentional strategy wielded by ...

Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre for rolling out) Vice President Kamala Harris has returned to public life with a stark assessment of American ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn the attention to the far-reaching social implications of emerging infectious diseases, bringing to mind similarly impactful events like the Black Plague in early modern ...