People are always asking, “Do you think that the world is moving toward an authoritarian system of government? Do you think that philosophy is moving toward a new anti-idealistic realism ? Do you ...

History reminds us that progress has never come from moderation or retreat. It has come from people who refused to wait their turn, who organized, resisted, and reshaped the nation. This is not a ...

Three-quarters of U.S. adults say the future of democracy faces a serious threat, according to a survey. The latest poll from NPR/PBS News/Marist, shows that when asked if they see a “serious threat” ...

Since the founding of the United States, democracy and higher education have been deeply intertwined. The early architects of the republic recognized that democracy requires an educated citizenry ...

That same year Mann, the author of “The Magic Mountain” and “Death in Venice,” launched a lecture series across this country. Late in 1938, the published record of Mann’s lectures appeared. Mann ...

I sat with a group of my students in Jule’s Coffee Shop, our unofficial town hall in Cuba, Illinois, as they interviewed a group of retired educators and local “old timers,” including Peck. The ...

Today, Americans are less likely to believe that the U.S. will “cease to be a democracy in the future" than they were three years ago, according to a new Yahoo/YouGov poll. The survey of 1,676 U.S.

Following the latest nationwide uprising in late December, the fourth in eight years, Pahlavi once again rushed to insert himself into Western policy discussions. This has become a familiar pattern.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rally on Capitol Hill in support of democracy, Oct. 1. (Mariam Zuhaib/AP) (AP) Today, Americans are less likely to believe that ...

IT IS easy enough to understand why friends of liberty and of democratic institutions all over the world should be looking anxiously in the direction of France. Since the early part of the year our ...