Democracy Journal

Liberal democracy is in crisis in the United States, and the roots of that crisis go far deeper than any single politician or political party.

America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries by Eddie S.

Just a few days before Christmas 2024, and a month or so before Donald J.

The second Trump Administration has decimated the civil service and with it many government functions Americans want and need.

Wall Street has always faced pressure for change after its misdeeds bring the financial system and the broader economy to the precipice—or over it.

Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States by Sandeep Vaheesan • University of Chicago Press • 2024 • 400 pages • $30 During my six years as chair of Connecticut’s utility regulating authority, I spent a good deal of my time wor…

Country of Lords: Neo-Aristocrats, Social Darwinists, Tech Utopians, and the Long Fight Against Equality in America by Kim Phillips-Fein • W.

Young workers face a daunting job market.

For 60 years, a debate has raged in education circles: Is educational achievement primarily the result of strong schools, or strong families?

Our schools are weakest in their joints—those points where students pass from one school to the next.