What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

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From the halls of Harvard to the news desk at MSNBC and everywhere left in between, accusations of President Donald Trump and Republicans waging a "war on democracy" flow like a raging flood.

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I call this “competitive party representation” because it puts the parties in direct competition for getting out their voters ...

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Deployments undertaken for reasons other than clear necessity weaken that public trust and quickly lead to soldiers returning ...

The Czech Pirates Party has long drawn attention to problems with the education, housing, and social inclusion of Romani ...