The Age of Revolutions was inaugurated by the English Puritans in 1640 when they overthrew King Charles I, cutting off his head and stopping the divine right of the king to rule. Autocracy was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many Americans, many of them Republicans, seek leaders who would violate basic principles of democracy. AP Photo/Ben Gray It might ...

Despite being used in both the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and the Regulatory Standards Bill, the term “democracy” is neither defined nor explained in either. This rhetorical and ...

Among the many takeaways of the U.S. midterms, one of the most striking is the alarming number of election deniers that were on the ballot, often in uncontested districts. Across the country, dozens ...

Given the tumultuous state of politics in the United States, it’s understandable that many people are asking themselves, “What is democracy?” By definition, democracy is a form of government that ...

The French-Italian writer Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821) famously said: “Every nation gets the government it deserves.” This statement appears harsh in view of the many people around the globe ...

Events of the past decade have prompted frenzied discussion of the state of democracy across the globe. In countries across Europe, Latin America, and Asia—as well as, of course, in the United ...