The Constitution is lauded as the cornerstone of our democracy. But what if it’s the reason we don’t actually have one?

The signs of globalization’s downsides were there for the elites to see. They just chose not to look at them. Ever.

If regulators do not enforce the law against the President’s firms and those under his protection, these enterprises need not ...

Zbigniew Brzezinski’s ideas had a profound impact in his time. What would he think of the world we face today?

American Compass claims to have the answers to what ails us. But simplifying complex issues doesn’t get us any closer to addressing them.

The United States stands out among Western democracies for its extreme partisan political polarization. It has reached the level of “pernicious polarization,” by which I mean a division of society ...

It was about five years ago that I began thinking about a special issue of Democracy on the Constitution. I was frustrated with the Electoral College and the Senate even then, which led me to do some ...

The United States is witnessing another vigorous debate over its immigration and border security policies. Many aspects of this debate are now familiar, even tired. Who should be a priority for ...

This Thursday, President Biden will host (virtually) the first of two Summits for Democracy, which will convene officials from governments around the world with leaders from civil society and the ...

The essays that follow, on the current state of macroeconomic analysis, were motivated by at least two developments. First, consider the question posed by Queen Elizabeth, who, on visiting the London ...

Yes, these authors purport to argue that Trump is a man of faith. Or he’s working on it. Or something.

The authoritarian threat won’t recede until the world’s democracies—the United States most of all—show the world that they uphold democratic norms and deliver for their people.