Professor of History Andrew Donson and the University of Massachusetts History Department held the second and final lecture panel in a series discussing the meaning of democracy in Herter Hall.

Often when politicians take actions to undermine democracy, they loudly proclaim that their actions are necessary to “save democracy.” It reminds me of the Vietnam-era line about destroying a village ...

This weekend we’re having a 25 th reunion and reflection on the youth civic empowerment initiative Public Achievement, in Dayton, Ohio. It reminds me how much I’ve always thought “culture” first, not ...

I recently finished reading a wonderful book by historian Jon Meachem entitled “Franklin and Winston - An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship.” This traced the enormously consequential partnership ...

Former United States Attorney Brett Tolman laughed at and criticized Democrats on Monday for attacking the Supreme Court after its presidential immunity ruling. The Supreme Court on Monday found that ...

Friends, I am committed to updating you here every other week with my reflections on philanthropy, civil society, and democracy in America. Alas, a sprawling and recalcitrant draft has conspired ...

CAP brought together diverse religious leaders to explore the values underpinning the faith community’s support of democracy. This report was developed through a project with Auburn Seminary, which ...

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Unadulterated power in any branch of government is a menace to freedom, but concentrated power across all three branches is the very definition of ...

There is a growing strain of illiberalism both within the Republican Party and among Republican voters. But what does that illiberalism actually look like among elected members in Congress?

Follow the pursuit of democracy from the Revolutionary War through recurring cycles of... Follow the pursuit of democracy from the Revolutionary War through recurring cycles of civil rights progress ...

The case is reminiscent of civil rights battles in a long-ago era: Alabama’s Republican lawmakers, drawing seven new congressional districts in 2021, split the state’s broad “Black belt” among four ...

In this first of his two-part series, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa examines the challenges of the Nigerian judicial system and proposes measures necessary to guarantee justice ...