Suppose that you’re walking down the street and you come to an intersection. There is a man standing there with his dog. You sidle up next to him and say, “Hey, nice dog!” Now suppose that the man ...

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A constitutional republic is a form of democracy. Last Saturday's "No Kings" protest spurred conversations, counter-protesting and misunderstandings. A video the Gazette posted of peaceful protestors ...

Much is being made of Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote. From that, it’s obvious that a lot of Americans don’t know the difference between a republic, as in “to the Republic for which it stands ...

Regularly, we hear all over the radio and TV "this democracy" or "our democracy" or our "democratic process." Do we understand what a democratic government is? There are many examples, both past and ...

“The United States of America is a federal republic: a federation of states governed by written constitutions,” wrote Russell Kirk. The Constitution created a republican form of government. A ...

I notice that the word Democracy is misused and misunderstood and at times toxic - because most of the electorate doesn't know its true meaning. "Democracy" was the term Aristotle used to describe a ...

America’s Constitution is under attack. Critics demean it as a political relic at best and a tool of white supremacy at worst. Jay Cost demonstrates that these arguments are hopelessly misguided—and ...