BOGOTÁ — We are living in extraordinary times, there’s no doubt about it. And a part of the exceptional nature of our times is that we are witnessing the end of democracy, or rather, its progressive ...

Twenty-six states have the initiative petition option. On the service it sounds like a good old American idea of democracy at work. Good intentions pave the road to hell. Our founding fathers were ...

During the reign of the mob in our nation’s 1910s, ’20s and ’30s, a member of the mob would go to a legitimate businessman and offer a deal. The mob would provide protection from violence if the ...

Democratic politicians from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to Sen. Cory Booker engage in performative outrage over Renee Good shooting, escalating political rhetoric.

After several Killeen residents voiced their opposition to more rental homes being built in south Killeen, a Killeen City Council member is saying “mob rule” may be in place. Killeen City Councilman ...

On the contrary, it confirms that this was, in fact, a mob with a student leader at its front. The claim that the teacher “was not harassed” is an insult to common sense and basic intelligence.

Re: “Majority rule lacks the science,” Opinion, Dec. 23: Alan Preston makes a number of claims in this commentary. There is a lot to unpack. He states, “If a majority of voters decide that marijuana ...

Whether you’re watching the national health-care farce or Arizona’s legislative circus, you can’t help but wonder sometimes if democracy is doomed because the conversation takes place so far away from ...