Emily Foley receives funding from the Australian Research Council Discovery for her work on Project Democratic Resilience: The Public Sphere and Extremist Attacks (2021–25). Max Grömping receives ...

Across the world, democracies are grappling with a widening gap between citizens and those who govern. Australia is no exception.

Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the claim a new urgency. Over the past decade or so, there has been no shortage of people expressing concern that ...

The President has appealed to the Supreme Court to uphold his authority to set tariff rates, while Congress has been happy to ...

Learning Resources v. Trump: Is the Supreme Court Ready to Grant the President “Sole Power” over the US Economy?

This commentary is about language – foul language, nasty language, language that seemingly incites people to bad behavior.

We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge (schools, legacy media, ...

In fact, in a competitive democracy like India, lately the parliament has become a place for a lot of noise and ruckus over ...

The authors of the Clean B.C. review, released last month, recommended that the provincial government create a citizens’ ...

Since 2006, the Economist Intelligence Unit has measured the quality of democracy in 167 countries and territories across the world. Its last index, for 2024, was published in February. Over the past ...