1+ week, 2+ day ago   (536+ words) It’s time to pick up a shovel and stop complaining about the impending death of democracy in America, according to Skye Perryman. The president of Democracy Forward in Washington, D.C., is well known to BNG readers because she is frequently…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (616+ words) “Liberty and democracy are incompatible”. It was Peter Thiel, the superhero of Pay Pal and Palantir Technologies, who thus gave meaning to the offensive against democracy that has been circulating in the United States for some time and that Donald…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (673+ words) The difficulties of the world’s oldest and largest democracies, the US and India, raise a question more fundamental than how their constitutions might be ‘tweaked.’ Can constitutional design by itself protect democracy against those who acquire power through democratic means…...

2+ week, 41+ min ago   (288+ words) SOUTHINGTON, CT — Is the United States a democracy or a republic? With political division and debate at extreme levels nationally, this is a common discussion on forums, chat rooms, and social media. An upcoming Southington Public Library program will examine…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1552+ words) Examining the arguments being used to promote constitutional monarchy as a democratic solution for Iran The question of Iran’s political future has become increasingly prominent as opposition to the ruling regime has intensified and the prospect of political transition has…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (930+ words) In the 20th century, the United States built the world’s dominant manufacturing powerhouse. A thriving middle class grew, well into the 1970s. The U.S. was a beacon of democracy, defeating fascism in World War II and beating back communism and other forms…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (83+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Autocrats can promise results. Only democracy lets citizens hold their rulers to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (753+ words) Jim Taylor is a longtime resident of New Braunfels and a retired soldier. The Fourth of July and the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence has come and gone. We’re told that some of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (220+ words) Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that the adoption of a new Constitution is exclusively a domestic Armenian agenda, adding that the document should contain no references to the 1990 Declaration of Independence. Speaking in Armenia’s National Assembly, Pashinyan said citizens…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (638+ words) Last Wednesday, my column discussed political detachment in Ghana — specifically, the decline in the share of Ghanaians who say they "feel close to a particular political party." I argued that detachment carries both an upside and a downside. One of…...