On Veterans' Day, middle schoolers from 39 states competed to be crowned the next champion of the National Civics Bee. I was fortunate enough to emerge as the champion of 2024's inaugural edition of ...
On Veterans' Day, middle schoolers from 39 states convened in Washington to put their civics knowledge to the test and competed to be crowned the next champion of the National Civics Bee. I was ...
Former Vice President Kamala Harris thanked her supporters for "standing up for our democracy" and the "rule of law" on Friday at the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) annual winter meeting in Los ...
When I first read about how Texas Republicans were preparing to engage in mid-decade redistricting, I sent a text message to a Republican aide in state government, jokingly wondering if Missouri would ...
The road to redistricting in Missouri has been wild and winding, but its tie to a 1997 kids' movie starring a basketball-playing golden retriever... Missouri's redistricting drama renews focus on ...
MATTHEW BRODERICK: (As Jim McAllister) But one person assured of victory kind of undermines the whole idea of democracy, don’t you think? PARKS: Now a new addition to that list – “Air Bud,” the 1997 ...
A federal judge on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the enforcement of several direct democracy-related laws against Arkansas groups collecting signatures to ...
What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...
How can we fix American democracy? Preserving our democracy is as urgent a task as ever, but the question is how. Democracy is getting to be one of those words that, at least in our day-to-day ...
SAN DIEGO — Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) thinks Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) ambitious plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections is a lesson in political greed.
A new lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that an upcoming Missouri ballot measure attempts to deceive voters into overhauling the state’s key mechanism for direct democracy. The lawsuit was filed by ...