For the last 10 years, we’ve been hearing that President Donald Trump will preside over the end of democracy in America. In liberal circles, that assertion is often accepted as fact. For many, the ...

The Trump administration has made no secret of its desire to upend the Department of Education as it currently functions. It plans to lay off at least half of the department's workforce, more than ...

Individuals exercise political control over the form and functions of government. We vote in senators, representatives and presidents. If we decide we don’t like the person we voted for, democracy ...

Most Americans learn as schoolchildren that our country is the greatest democracy in the world. Democracy is part of our national myth and, as such, the pretext for many of our most consequential and ...

The meaning of democracy will be pondered during a panel discussion of diverse voices from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Avenue, in ...

Ethiopia has attempted to transition to democracy twice. First in 1991, when a new government overthrew a dictatorial military regime. Second in 2018, when Abiy Ahmed took over as prime minister after ...

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Mr. Dionne is a contributing Opinion writer. Politics are often distorted by arguments rooted in false choices. It’s hard to find a better example than the one Democrats keep wrestling with: Should ...

In an authoritarian state, the leader engages in unconstitutional or undemocratic practices for the purpose of consolidating power. Key components of authoritarianism include rejecting democratic ...