How do nations thrive? Political scientist Michael Mazarr analyzes the qualities of democracy. Many democracies around the world are under strain, leading to a backward movement for many governments ...

Most Americans learn as schoolchildren that our country is the greatest democracy in the world. Democracy is part of our national myth and, as such, the pretext for many of our most consequential and ...

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 ...

In this video, I respond to a common argument that America is a republic, not a democracy. I break down why this is a false choice—explaining that our system is both a democracy and a republic, and ...