The health of liberal democracies has been the focus of interest for political science for some time, against a global backdrop marked by the rise of political polarization and tense incidents like ...

Most people will agree that over the past several years, American political leaders have been saying — and sharing on social media — unusual things that politicians would never have said a decade or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about pressing issues in legal education and society at large. Preservation Of Democracy Has Emerged As One Of The Most ...

Our political environment has become marked by claims about a particular party being for or against democracy. How do we tell who is telling the truth? Why does it matter that we preserve democracy? A ...

“Berkeley Law Voices Carry,” hosted by Gwyneth Shaw, is a podcast about how the school’s faculty, students, and staff are making an impact — in California, across the country, and around the world — ...

I googled “Tenets of democracy “ and came up with “Three fundamental principles of democracy are: rule of law, political equality and participation”. These principles ensure that everyone is subject ...

This book review is a web exclusive for the Summer 2025 issue of The Independent Review. Suri Ratnapala’s Philosophy, Law and Culture of Liberal Democracy and the Authoritarian Challenge revisits the ...

Given the tumultuous state of politics in the United States, it’s understandable that many people are asking themselves, “What is democracy?” By definition, democracy is a form of government that ...

The health of liberal democracies has been the focus of interest for political science for some time, against a global backdrop marked by the rise of political polarization and tense incidents like ...