Political leaders are teachers. This is true even if they do not intend it. They are role models, both good and bad, for the public. Political leaders also educate the public about specific policy ...

The letter to the editor from Judie Ostlien (Abilene Reporter-News, Jan. 21) asks an excellent question. What is the difference between a democracy and a republic? Embedded in that question is a ...

If democracy is going to flourish on this planet, its practitioners must come to see themselves as members of the same team. Unfortunately, global democracy is a field divided. And not primarily by ...

As I think about the world now and reflect on analyses conducted by scholars — Robert Kagan, among others — it is now a fairly common conclusion that our democracy here in the United States is at risk ...

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 ...