Ruling is a skilled trade, Plato argues. And like any other trade, not everyone has the talent or the training to be good at ...

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato on democracy, authored around 375 BC, has shaped ...

South Korea’s political culture is frequently trapped in a binary mindset where “different opinions are considered wrong”.

From the Greek word Kleptos, meaning thief, kleptocracy literally means rule by thieves. It’s a government where corrupt officials use their positions to steal ...

But the system that Socrates is rejecting, Athenian democracy of the 5th and 4th century BC, differs significantly from contemporary representative democracy. In Athenian democracy, only male ...

Democrats Brandon Saffold and Carolyn Rush, candidates for Assembly in Legislative District 1, said Friday they oppose a bill ...

Oklahoma House filed 1,928 bills for the upcoming legislative session, an increase from last year, with public access to the ...

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, stands at a pivotal juncture in its democratic journey. While the country has made ...

It is hard enough to promote or save democracy when the public is relatively united in its desire to do so. The experience of ...

It is in Bangladesh’s own interest that its coup does not translate into an Islamic coup and goes the way of Syria or ...

Following alleged frustration by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Delta State governor Sheriff Oborevwori's ...

Representative Tony McCombie acts as principal for the day at Dorothy Simon Elementary School, teaching the students about democracy.