What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government ...

Democracy is in crisis. Many people are losing confidence in political parties and parliaments and their ability to solve pressing social problems in the long term. Recent studies by the University of ...

In late September, a dozen new students from Venezuela, some of the more than 15,000 asylum seekers bused to New York City by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, appeared at my child’s elementary school. At ...

Once again, Republicans in the Missouri legislature have shown that they have no respect for the voters in Missouri, or democracy. An article in the News-Leader on Sept. 9 detailed how they are ...

Map of the United States. The northwestern corner displays an American flag. The lower half of the map displays the U.S. Constitution showing the words, "We the People." John P. Pelissero is director ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe walks up to a lectern before a news conference at the governor’s office in Jefferson City in May 2025. Jonathan Shorman The Kansas City Star Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday ...

The topic today is “Participatory Democracy”, which must be said from the onset is not a rhetorical concept — it either is or it isn’t. In simple terms, participatory democracy means the involvement ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday called on state lawmakers to make changes to the state’s initiative petition process, a stunning endorsement of a plan to weaken direct democracy in Missouri. Kehoe, ...