Conservatives often insist that the United States is “a republic, not a democracy.” It’s actually both, and many Americans use the terms interchangeably. But what’s irrefutably true is that democracy ...

America is both a democracy and a republic. Citizens hold supreme power, and so America is a republic. At the same time, it is obviously a representative democracy. MAGA Republicans, however, like to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Suppose that you’re walking down the street and you come to an intersection. There is a man standing there ...

In regards to the debate as to whether our government is a republic or a democracy: a republic is a form of government where the power is held by the people through elected representatives. A ...

It is not uncommon to hear the opinion that our democracy is under attack today. Basically, a democracy is a form of government where political power is vested in the people. It is where people can ...

You hear it all the time on the news: “Our democracy is under attack.” Politicians talk about “saving democracy” or “defending democracy.” It sounds nice. But here’s the truth most folks don’t hear ...

It’s become common lately to claim that the United States is a republic rather than a democracy, as though these terms are contradictory. LNP | LancasterOnline published the May 19 letter “The United ...

I am not surprised that the author of the op-ed “The U.S. alone is saddled with an Electoral College. How did that happen?” (Nov. 4, TribLive) is from California. The two coasts seem overwhelmingly to ...

A constitutional republic is a form of democracy. Last Saturday's "No Kings" protest spurred conversations, counter-protesting and misunderstandings. A video the Gazette posted of peaceful protestors ...

The left has been setting their hair on fire of late, lamenting if the right's candidate gets elected, democracy will be lost, and we will all be controlled by a Hitler-like figure. Well, it happened, ...