France has been experiencing an unprecedented political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in June 2024. For political scientist Rémi Lefebvre, this deadlock is not only institutional: it reveals a crisis of representative governance fuelled by mistrust, social fragmentation and the erosion of majority rule.

Five young people spearheading efforts around the world to bolster and restore democratic principles share what they have learned — and what needs to change.

People in a democratic society need freedom to make harsh, even extreme political statements with a minimum of cultural editing. The Second Amendment protects access to lethal weapons. This combination of free speech and gun rights makes the growing problem of political violence much harder to solve.

The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado serves as a powerful symbol of hope for those fighting for democracy at a time when many countries in Latin America are grappling with the entrenchment of authoritarianism and corruption,

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends that do not portend well for the form of governance.

Curtis Yarvin, who has espoused anti-democratic views, is set to participate in two debates on campus this week — one hosted by the Yale Political Union and another by the Federalist Society.

Former Vice President Mike Pence praised former Vice President Kamala Harris in an interview with Meghan McCain on her podcast. MEGHAN MCCAIN, 'CITIZEN MCCAIN' HOST: Yes, but yours was not, I think, quite as juicy,

This change is mostly — but not solely — attributable to rising optimism among Republicans. In June 2022, more than half anticipated the likely end of U.S. democracy (53%) and the likely onset of civil war (52%); now those numbers are 31% and 40%, respectively.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have taken opposite sides of a top issue going into the 2025 elections.

A group of Saudi dissidents, most of them in exile, on Wednesday announced the formation of a party to push for political reform in Saudi Arabia in defiance of de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who has moved to crush any dissent.

Nearly 100 Illinois high schools are part of an initiative to strengthen civics education. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin went to their annual conference to talk about how Democracy Schools can help when three-fourths of Americans think democracy is under serious threat.