My younger readers might find this piece of interest in their attempts at understanding what democracy means. If democracy is a sentiment, it can assert itself by the force of practice and persistence ...

Democracy is one concept that has been abused by politicians for many years. In many ways, people in political leadership use the word democracy to define how they wish to be given (another) chance to ...

When I lived in China, a decade ago, I often saw propaganda billboards covered in words that supposedly expressed the country’s values: Patriotism. Harmony. Equality. And … Democracy. Indeed, China ...

Democracy is not a gift, nor a given; it is the hard-earned result of generations of struggle, sacrifice, and resistance. That is why I believe democratic ideals and institutions must be fiercely ...

Until recently, I didn't fully understand what democracy means. I thought democracy and politics were the same thing. Politics is the process by which we make decisions about how to govern, while ...

WASHINGTON ‒ For Joseph Atou, democracy is sharing with hundreds of visitors the history of America’s foundation. For Gregg Amore, it’s teaching the younger generation the importance of civic ...

Opposition leader and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed was abroad during a 1975 coup that killed her father, independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and wiped out most of her immediate ...

Jason Carter, grandson of President Jimmy Carter and Chair of the Carter Center Board of Trustees, at the 2024 in Chicago on August 20, 2024. Credit - Bill Clark—CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images Democracies ...

But democracy does not mean that a vociferous minority will automatically be right, and they cannot decide what truth is. It does not mean that anyone can say anything, and democracy must be able to ...

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: ...