MUMBAI (IANS)-Author Amish Tripathi has emphasized that democracy thrives on open dialogue and the respectful exchange of differing views. Reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, he ...

Peter T. Coleman is a professor of psychology and education at Columbia University. He is the author of “The Way Out: How to ...

Students at the John Lewis Social Justice Academy in Dallas ISD meet in the school’s chambers to debate aspects of democracy.

The discussion on the resolution, “This house believes that United States Foreign Policy should prioritize stability over democracy in the Middle East,” ranged from an abstract defense of democratic ...

This campus is a mirror for something much bigger: the way democracy itself is tested—and contested— in this country.

Sonnevend is a sociology professor at The New School and the author of Charm: How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics What are Vice Presidential debates for? In the frenzy of deciding what to ...

When I decided to run for the Georgia state Senate in District 48, I prepared myself for the challenge of going head-to-head with an incumbent state senator on ideas and policies. I believe that our ...

McKinnon has launched the McKinnon Index, the first national tool to track the quality of our democracy and the effectiveness ...

Gov. Cuomo this week rationalized his refusal to debate challenger Zephyr Teachout by claiming, “I’ve been in many debates that I think were a disservice to democracy,” adding, So anyone who says ...

President Trump has shown a disregard for "deliberative democracy," preferring one-man rule over debate and discussion. Trump has bypassed Congress with executive orders, restructuring government ...

A few minutes later, those same students took their seats in the audience for the mayoral debate. It was a lively night, ...

One of the great pleasures of the “life of the mind” is the necessity to meet and debate with people from across the ...