Tim Miller left the GOP for The Bulwark, where he’s helping lead a postpartisan movement resisting Trump’s grip on politics.

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends that do not portend well for the form of governance.

Former Vice President Mike Pence praised former Vice President Kamala Harris in an interview with Meghan McCain on her podcast. MEGHAN MCCAIN, 'CITIZEN MCCAIN' HOST: Yes, but yours was not, I think, quite as juicy,

People who defend the system and those who reject it may share a surprising trait: support for antidemocratic ideas. A new study finds that authoritarianism, distrust, and simplistic thinking predict rejection of core democratic values.

Five young people spearheading efforts around the world to bolster and restore democratic principles share what they have learned — and what needs to change.

This change is mostly — but not solely — attributable to rising optimism among Republicans. In June 2022, more than half anticipated the likely end of U.S. democracy (53%) and the likely onset of civil war (52%); now those numbers are 31% and 40%, respectively.

People in a democratic society need freedom to make harsh, even extreme political statements with a minimum of cultural editing. The Second Amendment protects access to lethal weapons. This combination of free speech and gun rights makes the growing problem of political violence much harder to solve.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have taken opposite sides of a top issue going into the 2025 elections.

Nearly 100 Illinois high schools are part of an initiative to strengthen civics education. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin went to their annual conference to talk about how Democracy Schools can help when three-fourths of Americans think democracy is under serious threat.

A group of Saudi dissidents, most of them in exile, on Wednesday announced the formation of a party to push for political reform in Saudi Arabia in defiance of de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who has moved to crush any dissent.

During the forum, Pence contrasted his vision of a “limited government conservatism” against the Trump-era Republican agenda, called for renewed civility in public discourse, defended continued U.S. support for Ukraine, and urged a principled handling of antisemitism issues involving Harvard.