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LAURA GAMBOA is Assistant Professor of Democracy and Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame and the author of ...

In a country where justice is often elusive, Mario Joseph was a fearless crusader who didn’t care whether his opponent was ...

There’s much talk these days about democracy being under threat at home and around the world. Most of this discussion tends to be focused on efforts by autocrats and their supporters to erode the ...

Democracy is on Wisconsin ballots Tuesday — because it’ll get rolled back if the Democratic candidate wins the state Supreme ...

As co-chair of the official America 250-Ohio Hamilton County Committee, I want to reaffirm our commitment to the foundational ...

Opponents say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan manipulates the courts and the media to tighten his grip on power, and now is ...

Most strikingly, the sentence is immediately enforceable , leaving no room for suspensive appeal. The case stems from a ...

The end of history, it seems, is marked not by an ever-widening embrace of liberal democracy and free markets, but by the ...

Obasanjo stated that Africa's adoption of Western-style democracy has not served its citizens effectively, arguing that the system is alien to African values and governance structures. Former ...