About half of U.S. adults believe democracy is functioning “very” or “moderately” poorly in the United States, while only around one-quarter think it’s doing “very” or “moderately” well, according to ...
As the famous story goes, in 1787, at the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin was asked: “Well, Doctor, what have we got — a republic or a monarchy?” Franklin’s ...
The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato on democracy, authored around 375 BC, has shaped ...