NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with archaeologist Gary Feinman about new findings that show democracy existed throughout the ancient world and was not exclusive to Mediterranean Europe.

Proposition 4 gives Utahns, not politicians, control over district boundaries. This power should be for the people, not for elected officials. This dilutes the power of individual voters and runs ...

OpenAI is facing growing criticism after allowing the U.S. Department of Defense to deploy its AI models within classified operations. The decision has ...

Protestors marched around El Estero Saturday in solidarity with the nationwide “March 4 Democracy” demanding government officials stand against the Trump administration. The event, hosted by 50501 ...

This is going to be a three-part series defining the following: One, what our Founders (and others of their time) thought about democracy; two, how and why they thought it would fail; three, the kind ...

Stanford will celebrate its fifth annual Democracy Day on Nov. 4 in a day-long celebration of civic engagement marked by events, panels, mixers and activities. Despite it being a non-election year, ...

Dan Evans’ recent commentary resonated deeply with me. In reflecting on recent tragedies, he underscored a point too often overlooked: the danger of rushing to judgment and the essential role of ...

This is a big year. In 2026, the United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It’s an occasion to reflect on the journey our country has taken, ...

The past year has been an annus horribilis for American democracy. Donald Trump launched an assault on any source of authority besides himself—prosecuting his political enemies, punishing dissenters ...

For anyone driving into Lyons on a Saturday afternoon, it’s hard to miss a group of people holding signs and waving to passing cars. People — from a few dozen to hundreds — might be spending their ...

The world has reached various inflection points, or so we are often told. Advanced technology, such as artificial intelligence, promises to transform our way of life. In geopolitics, the growing ...

Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the claim a new urgency. Over the past decade or so, there has been no shortage of people expressing concern that ...