The Constitution also gives the states broad powers to regulate and run national elections. State legislatures have used ...

Alas, Hamid’s book isn’t so much about democracy as practiced in the U.S. as it’s about the willingness of Americans to accept democratic outcomes outside the U.S., the Middle East in ...

Star Trek' icon George Takei discusses his graphic memoir 'It Rhymes With Takei,' coming out at age 68 and the importance of participating in democracy.

U.S. institutions are still largely functioning. But the deterioration of the country’s political culture is striking — and alarming.

Before George Takei broke out with his role on “Star Trek” and became a cultural icon, his last name was often mispronounced.

The cartoonish elements of what’s happening in the United States shouldn’t blind us to the very real threat to its democracy. It is very likely only a matter of time before the Trump ...

The author is not the first scholar to tackle the history of America—as in the American continent, not just the United States (which keeps trying to hoard the name for itself). The British historian ...

By striking Iran’s nuclear facilities in the Iran-Israel conflict, Trump was sending a message not just to the mullahs of ...

In the United States, the debate over “big government” can also include arguments about federalism, or how much power the federal government should have over states.