There’s lots of conjecture over The Spokesman-Review selectively publishing ‘pro/con’ letters relating to Mike Baumgartner, Washington’s 5th Congressional District representative. Letters focusing on ...

A political scientist found that people who loved their town were more likely to attend city council meetings, contact local ...

The golf courses in our region, once havens for enthusiasts of all backgrounds, have become enclaves for the wealthy. The ...

Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the claim a new urgency. Over the past decade or so, there has been no shortage of people expressing concern that ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Does Mike Kohler get it? Our esteemed state representative doesn’t seem to. I listened to an ...

This is the "Second update. What to do before Trump explotes the global representative democracy bubble?." of the GMH post Preventing a global representative democracy bubble explosion with ...

American democracy seems to be falling into an ever greater crisis. A lottocratic system, in which citizens are randomly selected to serve as legislators, could empower ordinary people and stem ...

Tonga’s 150-year constitutional journey reveals how limited democratic reforms have struggled to balance power between the monarchy, nobles and elected representatives. As the country heads into the ...

I have noted an uptick in various persons reminding me (and you) that the United States is not a democracy. I've heard it from political panels on TV, during interviews with politicians, and most ...

Osita Nwanevu is the author of the book, “The Right of the People.” Producer Sam Corey spoke to him about majoritarian democracy and whether some ballot proposals initiated in Michigan would create a ...

In this segment from Ian Bremmer’s State of the World 2025 address at the GZERO Summit Japan, he explores a future that once seemed unthinkable: an America that functions less like a representative ...