We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge (schools, legacy media, ...

Yet at year’s end, there’s reason for hope. The laws of political gravity have not been repealed. Abuse has been met with ...

The author is a special appointment professor at Yonsei University School of Economics. The nation seems adrift in darkness. Chaos engulfs the political sphere, and there is no telling when this ...

How did people across 24 nations rate the political environment in their country in 2023? In a word: poorly. Ratings of democracy are generally negative across the 24 countries surveyed. A median of ...

The U.S. Capitol at dawn in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2025. Reporter Americans across the political spectrum believe democracy is under threat as partisan divisions deepen and politically motivated ...

Sept. 15 is the United Nations’ International Day of Democracy, an annual moment to assess the health of democracy around the world. Unfortunately, as numerous studies have demonstrated, democracy has ...

Vice President Kamala Harris‘s recent decision to forgo the traditional Naval Observatory welcome for her successor JD Vance signals a profound shift in how Black women leaders engage with political ...

Political science scholars examined worldwide democratic backsliding and emphasized the need to strengthen pro-democracy coalitions during a Wednesday event titled “Global Challenges & Responses to ...

For the first time, the United States has been classified as a “backsliding democracy” in a global assessment of democratic societies by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral ...

Democracy has had its fair share of critics. So what is it, and what should it be? A government by the people, for the people sounds like a good idea. But is democracy really all it’s cracked up to be ...

Voting, public debate and media freedoms are fundamental rights in a vibrant democracy. Faced with challenges such as foreign information manipulation, election interference and threats against ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi installs the Sengol at the new parliament building in New Delhi, May 28, 2023. Credit: Prime Minister Office of India On May 28, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...