Reasons to be Cheerful reports on the rise of collective giving groups, where you don't need a huge bank account to watch ...

After the Cold War, democracy seemed destined to dominate the world. But as authoritarianism rises and liberal institutions face new challenges, is Francis Fukuyama’s famous End of History thesis ...

O n a freezing night in January, several hundred people came to Boston’s Museum of Science for a town hall-style discussion ...

That lightning-speed flurry of executive orders evokes history even as Trump attempts to erase it. In his recent order banning gender-affirming care for minors and 18-year-olds, Trump calls ...

The first two weeks of the Trump administration have brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government. Our new series, On Democracy, is taking a step back to look at big ...

Trump wants FBI agents who investigated his coup attempt, his facilitating espionage, or his other financial and criminal ...

Transparency is the sunlight of democracy. It's a simple concept—without transparency, we can't see what's going on.

An apolitical bureaucracy run by public servants who respect the law is one of the greatest achievements a society can attain ...

Brazilian modern architecture is often celebrated as a landmark of innovation and national identity, projecting the country ...

The political analyst Yuval Levin discusses Trump’s first few weeks in office and the limits of presidential power.

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The pandemic reshaped our world in countless ways, but perhaps the most insidious effect is the pervasive feeling of being ...