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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — While inflation and immigration emerged as the dominant themes in this year’s presidential race, another issue was prominent in the minds of voters for both major candidates: the stakes ...

An ENDURING MYTH of modern democracy is that the principles of equality and justice are self-evident—that sufficiently enlightened societies naturally converge on universal suffrage. But a cynical ...