Losing democracy once can make it harder to restore it, even after a democratic government returns to power. University of Birmingham professor Nic Cheeseman analyzed three decades of data.

If you have your own encouraging examples of what democracy in America looks like, I would love to hear them. You can write ...

Readers sound off on Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, public protests against ICE and Rep. Buddy Carter's call for a greater ICE presence in Atlanta.

February is Black History Month and, as the shortest month of the year, it is important not to neglect its emphasis for a ...