In 1789, electors chosen by ten states cast ballots and elected George Washington as our first President of the United States.  America’s first election would not fit the modern definition of a ...

Coming into the 2024 presidential election, an overwhelming majority of Americans agreed that “democracy is on the ballot” ...

US founding fathers were elitist and believed in excluding the masses, especially the poor, from directly electing the ...

To understand, democracy requires an appreciation of two basic factors. The first centers on the fundamental principles of a ...

The average lifespan of a constitution, often called a "living document," has not increased to the same extent over the last two centuries. Wars, internal conflicts, economic crises, and political ...

In 2016 and 2020 Donald Trump lost the popular election by several million votes. But in 2016 he won in the Electoral College with slim majorities in several toss-up states.

Some have argued that this variation and decentralization could, in the event of another contested result, pose a danger to ...

Columnist Solemei Scamaroni urges Americans, particularly the Penn community, to recognize their power in shaping democracy ...

Is it a time of historical reckoning for America, in this social media dominated age, riddled by lots of gaslighting hyperbole and rabbit-holed halls full ...

In my open letter to Speaker Bagbin on the raging controversy in Parliament, I pointed out to him that he had no ...

The Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly has commended the recent judgment of the Federal High Court, ...

As Americans go to the polls Tuesday, the U.S. presidential standard bearers describe a nation whose very soul hangs in the ...