Authoritarianism no longer arrives only with tanks and uniforms. In our generation, it often comes disguised as populism or ...

For the 16th consecutive year, Norway was named the most democratic country in the world, with a score of 9.81. New Zealand and Sweden followed. Afghanistan has been the lowest-ranked country since ...

Exiled Hong Kong Democracy Activists Say They're Targeted by Fake Sexualised Images By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Two exiled democracy activists wanted by Hong Kong ‌say police in ...

Humans may find images that take less energy to process aesthetically pleasing, suggesting that our attraction to beauty is at least partially an energy conservation strategy. Looking at something can ...

When I began writing Democracy’s Heartland: Inside the Battle for Power in South Asia, I expected to find familiar stories: mass movements toppling rulers, constitutions drafted amid crisis. Then I ...

A new study from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and Public Agenda finds that Americans are deeply concerned about the state of U.S. democracy and that growing divisions within the ...

Every election season, we hear promises of simple fixes to our nation’s biggest challenges. Just close the border. Just cut costs. Just test more. Just move on. But if American democracy has taught us ...

As Zohran Mamdani’s insurgent mayoral campaign in New York City came to a dramatic close, René Girard’s mimetic theory offers a revealing lens through which to interpret the emotional and symbolic ...

I have noted an uptick in various persons reminding me (and you) that the United States is not a democracy. I've heard it from political panels on TV, during interviews with politicians, and most ...

WILL BE SENTENCED IN FEBRUARY AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO CHARGES THAT INCLUDE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN. STACIE LAUGHTON REQUESTED EXPLICIT PHOTOS OF CHILDREN FROM LYNDSEY GROVES, WHO WORKED AT A ...