Thanks to the Tea Party movement, we are hearing references to the framers, founding fathers, and Sons of Liberty more than I can remember in my lifetime. Unfortunately, this uptick of early republic ...

In late September, a dozen new students from Venezuela, some of the more than 15,000 asylum seekers bused to New York City by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, appeared at my child’s elementary school. At ...

The organization “The General Strike” aspires to mobilize approximately 11 million people committed to coordinating a massive work stoppage. The magic number of 11 million equals 3.5 percent of the US ...

If you’re at all like me, it probably feels like we’ve already been through at least three different presidential election years so far this year. And given the pace of events, it’s a good bet that ...

If you’re at all like me, it probably feels like we’ve already been through at least three different presidential election years so far this year. And given the pace of events, it’s a good bet that ...

Over the last few years, the health of American democracy has come under great scrutiny. Polling routinely shows that Americans are concerned that democratic institutions aren’t working as well as ...

David Debold is Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Washington, D.C. Americans who believe democracy works best when public officials understand and serve the needs of their constituents can ...

James Snell is a senior advisor at the New Lines Institute. He is currently writing a book on the war in Afghanistan. The founder of National Review and godfather of the American conservative movement ...

Growing up, I was taught that the United States has a representative democracy. From town councils in every corner of our country to the office of the President, we supposedly have a government where ...

Map of the United States. The northwestern corner displays an American flag. The lower half of the map displays the U.S. Constitution showing the words, "We the People." John P. Pelissero is director ...