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 ...

Mercyhurst University professor and political science department chair Joseph Morris views a particular course as the most important he teaches. His Introduction to American Government class is an ...

CNN's Donie O'Sullivan speaks with Trump supporters rejecting President Biden's "protecting democracy" platform by saying the U.S. is a republic, not a democracy. "America's not a democracy, it's a ...

What do we call the system of government in the U.S.? Are we a democracy or a republic? The conundrum is, well, as the common expression goes, "as old as the republic itself." But it's not just a ...

On September 19, AEI’s Jay Cost and Adam J. White discussed Dr. Cost’s new book, Democracy or Republic? The People and the Constitution (AEI Press, 2023). Dr. Cost began by summarizing the book, which ...

The mission of the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico is to empower voters and strengthen democracy. In recent months, references in opinion pieces and on social media to the ...

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 ...

This open letter is being published simultaneously by The New Republic and The Bulwark. We are writers, academics, and political activists who have long disagreed about many things. Some of us are ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Yesterday, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) sent out a campaign with a solemn, all-caps ...