Unlike other books, it is not primarily about the – depending on the author’s perspective – positive or negative contribution ...

The word “democracy” is almost sacrosanct in modern society, yet what advocates call “our democracy” is not what it claims to ...

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As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, the Moultonborough Library invites the community to look closer at democracy.

“Let me tell you about the very rich,” wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald. “They are different from you and me.” Sure, Ernest Hemingway supposedly countered: “They have more money.” But to many today, that is ...

Democracy is backsliding. Valery Perry joins us to discuss threats abroad—and here at home. With one in three global elections contested and turnout falling, democracy is in retreat. Valery Perry, ...

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Support and expertise for nascent and recovering democracies abroad can complement military and economic aid. The Trump administration has had a busy first nine months in office on the world stage.

Professor Ober will discuss the long history of approaches to the education of democratic citizens, the recent developments in civic education in colleges and universities, and why civic education ...

Political scientist Srirupa Roy’s incisive book The Political Outsider: Indian Democracy and the Lineages of Populism shows ...