When I lived in China, a decade ago, I often saw propaganda billboards covered in words that supposedly expressed the country’s values: Patriotism. Harmony. Equality. And … Democracy. Indeed, China ...

But democracy does not mean that a vociferous minority will automatically be right, and they cannot decide what truth is. It does not mean that anyone can say anything, and democracy must be able to ...

In the last decade, the ecosystem working toward a healthy democracy has grown from dozens to thousands of organizations tackling everything from electoral reform to civic education, bridge-building ...

Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. One year ago, an editorial in this space chided the major candidates for ...

With the constant barrage of news, it is easy to focus on the president’s newest outrage. Less obvious, permanent damage is being done to our republic’s founding principle of “democratic capitalism.” ...

One year ago, an editorial in this space chided the major candidates for president — at that time, Joe Biden and Donald Trump — for each man’s prediction that American democracy was doomed unless he ...