Most Americans are worried about the state of U.S. democracy. Polls over the past year have consistently found 80% or more of Americans are concerned or feel there's a threat to the U.S. democratic ...

The school choice debate has taken a front seat in recent years as states across the country enact legislation in favor of more educational options for students. Voices against school choice have also ...

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In the United States, when only two candidates are on a ballot, the results are normally quite clear — the winner has a majority, or over 50% of the vote. But when there are three or more contenders, ...

Private school choice has taken hold across the United States and shows few signs of slowing down. GOP lawmakers in close to a dozen states are signaling that it’s among their top legislative ...

The following essay is an adapted excerpt from Corey A. DeAngelis' new book, The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools (Center Street, May 14). Decades of ...

Last month, New York City’s mayoral race drew national attention when Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani secured a stunning victory over former governor and political veteran Andrew Cuomo in the ...

Thousands of Americans planning to head to the polls this year will use a voting method that has been popularized in recent U.S. history and continues to face backlash from some critics over its ...

Advocates of ranked choice voting claim the system makes it easier for more centrist candidates with broader support to win over more “extreme” candidates who they claim benefit from low-turnout ...