Mattia Ferraresi is a writer at the Italian newspaper Domani. The Catholic Church is not known for its democratic practices. The pope is the absolute ruler of a theocratic state with no separation of ...

In November, the world's most powerful democracy elected as its next president a man who schemed to overturn its last presidential election. A month later, South Koreans swarmed their legislature to ...

The health of America’s democracy declined in 2025, according to new evaluations from organizations that have long tracked how well democracies around the world are working. Source: Pew Research ...

Democracies often have fewer murders per capita than other countries, but they are often also wealthier than countries with other forms of government. So, are the lower murder rates due to democracy ...

Earlier today, while out walking, I experienced a moment of appreciation for democracy—a moment of gratitude and celebration. Even as democracies appear to be struggling around the world, my feeling ...