22+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1674+ words) Por Jesús Del Toro Jesús Del Toro’s “40 Keys to Democracy in the United States” is a special editorial series created to inform and educate Latino communities about the U.S. democratic system and to guide and empower them in exercising…...

22+ hour, 31+ min ago   (391+ words) Arte: La Raza con herramientas de IA. Crédito: Impremedia Por Jesús Del Toro The United States is built on the idea of democracy, and the struggles to establish, preserve, and expand the validity of democratic ideals are among the most…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (287+ words) The Southeast Ventura County YMCA announced sign-ups for its three Youth and Government Model Legislature and Court delegation programs are being accepted through Sept. 16. The programs run from September through February and are open to all high school students. For…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (20+ words) A very interesting article by my colleague Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford Law, Hoover) in the City Journal; in addition to......

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (350+ words) “Shouldn’t the community have some say in this before it’s just decided for us?” I saw that question in a comment this week and have been thinking about it ever since. Because yes. Of course, the community should have a…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (116+ words) Do you remember that line? It was spoken by The Chimp (he will always be The Chimp) 25 years ago, in the aftermath of what we were assured was a dastardly sneak attack by “Islamic terrorists” on the World Trade Center…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (85+ words) AS/COA Why a Shield for Democracy in the Americas is Under Strain The OAS Democratic Charter remains a worthy bulwark against authoritarianism in the hemisphere. For the first time in a generation, democracy is considered the best form of…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (315+ words) But the coincidence remains. And so until a perfect and complete breakdown Of Serbia which, during his reign, had already reached the African standard. So much for certainty. There is, therefore, no more difficult task in the world than that....

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (355+ words) Nearly 163 years ago, Abraham Lincoln spoke of a government “by the people.” But in our currently dysfunctional politics, it often seems that only the loudest voices are heard. Few of us believe that we could play an active role in…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (335+ words) 3.5% is a data point that has become popular among people who want to build a movement to defeat authoritarianism and reconstruct democracy in the United States. It comes from great research by Erica Chenowith at Harvard University on nonviolent movements…...