How do nations thrive? Political scientist Michael Mazarr analyzes the qualities of democracy. Many democracies around the world are under strain, leading to a backward movement for many governments ...

In this video, I respond to a common argument that America is a republic, not a democracy. I break down why this is a false choice—explaining that our system is both a democracy and a republic, and ...

How can we fix American democracy? Preserving our democracy is as urgent a task as ever, but the question is how. Democracy is getting to be one of those words that, at least in our day-to-day ...