The relationship between capitalism and democracy in America isn’t always easy—and it has been that way since 1776. After the American Revolution, no one was more responsible for setting capitalism’s ...

Anti-democratic efforts are not new in America. We don’t have to import history lessons from abroad to learn of dangers and atrocities a successful collapse of democracy can bring. Some of the 28 men ...

Charles Barnes marches through downtown St. Louis carrying an American flag during the 'No Kings' protest on Saturday, June 15, 2025. Demonstrators made their way through downtown demanding the ...

Stewart Carrell’s book, “American Democracy,” is a forthright argument for why the United States needs radical change to safeguard democratic values and continue world leadership While other societies ...

In her latest book “The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies,” political scientist Susan C. Stokes traces the recent erosion of democracies around the world, including the United ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Voices and Votes: Democracy in America exhibit from the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) will be making its next stop on Staten Island and will be on view at ...

With the death of Jimmy Carter, America’s 39th president, on the mind of the nation and the world right now, decency might just make a comeback. However, if you’ve been paying attention over the past ...

We are living in an authoritarian state. It didn’t feel that way this morning, when I took my dog for his usual walk in the park and dew from the grass glittered on my boots in the rising sunlight. It ...

Imagine a Congress where politicians of different ideologies work together to pass legislation reflecting what most Americans want. This isn’t hypothetical; it’s how Congress worked for much of the ...

Editor’s Note: Part of Civitas Outlook’s “Texas and the Future of Legal Education” Symposium. The Texas Supreme Court has taken the first necessary step in reforming legal education and restoring ...

Alexis de Tocqueville, the French aristocrat, wrote as a friend of democracy in America, albeit one with misgivings for its future. His insights on the nascent democratic society he visited in the ...