The word oligarchy comes from Ancient Greek, combining "olígos" (ὀλίγος) meaning "few" and "árkho" (ἄρχω) meaning "to rule or ...

The word despot comes from the Greek despotēs, meaning “master” or “lord.” In Byzantine Greece, despotēs was originally a ...

A Theory of 'Eidocracy'For centuries, political philosophy has grappled with the fragility of freedom—how power, even when ...

The rights of the individual and the separation of powers are core constitutional principles. Both are being challenged.

Politicians are gerrymandering district maps to rig elections. Michigan shows there’s a better way: Trust voters, not lawmakers, to draw fair lines.

The sight on social media of young Ugandans earnestly measuring out and marking the 20m election observers had to remain from ...

The New Jersey Globe conducted an exit interview with Lt. Governor Tahesha Way on January 16, four days before her term ...

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has cautioned the media and the public against what it described as a “trial by media” ...

This is an audio transcript of the Political Fix podcast episode: ‘Trump trouble: Starmer’s tricky start to 2026’ ...

GHK Lall It is a positive development that embattled PPP Government Minister Susan Rodrigues took her asset portfolio to Pres ...

Mikie Sherrill delivered the following address upon his inauguration as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, as ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Javier Corrales, author of a book on Hugo Chavez and a professor at Amherst College, about the ...