Democracy” gets thrown around a lot in American politics. Usually, when someone wins, they say democracy worked. When someone ...

Mercyhurst University professor and political science department chair Joseph Morris views a particular course as the most important he teaches. His Introduction to American Government class is an ...

In regards to the debate as to whether our government is a republic or a democracy: a republic is a form of government where the power is held by the people through elected representatives. A ...

It has recently come to my attention that there is some confusion over the type of government we have in the United States. I am not talking about our Commission Form of government in Saratoga Springs ...

America is both a democracy and a republic. Citizens hold supreme power, and so America is a republic. At the same time, it is obviously a representative democracy. Moreover, they have nominated ...

It has of late become en vogue, at least in some circles, to claim that the United States, rather than a democracy is, in fact, a republic. This begs the question: What’s the difference? Recently, I ...

Our elected leaders’ ability to translate the will of the people into sound policies is looking shaky. President Biden speaks to graduating students at the Morehouse College commencement in Atlanta on ...

Speakers at No Kings rallies across the country Saturday drew comparisons between their own efforts to mobilize with those of ...

Having emerged from subjecthood to become equal citizens with the Republic, our people continue their struggle for freedom ...