Elizabeth Metts is a 9th grade history teacher, team leader and teaching fellow mentor at Excel Academy Charter High School ...
Online you may see arguments that the United States isn't a democracy. Are these claims valid? Democracy is a principle that speaks to the spirit of America. As Abraham Lincoln famously said, “We are ...
Given the tumultuous state of politics in the United States, it’s understandable that many people are asking themselves, “What is democracy?” By definition, democracy is a form of government that ...
A majority of Americans worry this year’s general election will be tainted by fraud, according to a recent NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released earlier this month—an ominous indication of the state of ...
Everybody knows philosophy is useless. Philosophers have their heads in the clouds having nothing to do with events on the ground. Parents of university students want their kids to earn MD, JD or MBA ...
According to the New York Times, the Jan. 6, 2021 revolt against Congress’ civil authority was just a “riot.” The Associated Press describes the attempt to stop a constitutionally established act of ...
Ryan D. Enos is a professor of Government. Steven Levitsky is the David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and a professor of Government. Democracy is in greater peril today than at any ...