A 'fourth branch' of government... Modern constitutions increasingly feature them—a constellation of institutions tasked with protecting constitutional democracy. Among the most prominent of these are ...

The recent special session in Carson City included consideration of several high-profile bills, including a vast expansion of the state film tax subsidies (failed) and Gov. Joe Lombardo’s “tough on ...

Re “It’s time for a fourth branch of government” (Ideas, May 4): My response to Josh Lerner and Marjan Ehsassi’s assertion is a heartfelt amen. I believe E.O. Wilson, if only he were still with us, ...

Josh Lerner is a coexecutive director of People Powered, a global hub for participatory democracy. Marjan Ehsassi is the executive director of the Federation for Innovation in Democracy - North ...

Ever-expanding bureaucracy is the accepted norm of the United States government. The administrative state’s expansive entrenchment into the traditional operations of government has led to an ...

America is a big, complicated country. It’s not surprising that we have a big, complicated system of government. But the combination of size and complexity can create challenges. It leads inevitably ...