It is midnight in American politics. With the presidential election upon us, a large majority of voters are disillusioned by the state of our democracy. The word “fascism” is increasingly prevalent in ...

Amid a tense and polarized election cycle, conversations about higher education’s role in democracy have been bubbling, spurring a renewed focus on civic engagement and constructive discourse. But a ...

Since the founding of the United States, democracy and higher education have been deeply intertwined. The early architects of the republic recognized that democracy requires an educated citizenry ...

The people who founded America educated themselves about democracy. They studied the histories of earlier civilizations and understood why they had failed. They also had experienced the reality of ...

Judge Colleen McMahon followed other judges by taking a stand on behalf of freedom and democracy. On July 25, the U.S. District judge for the Southern District of New York issued a preliminary ...

As we begin wrapping up the July Fourth long weekend, I want to take a moment and reflect on Independence Day, the commemoration of the passage of the Declaration of Independence. On July 2, 1776, the ...