There is no silver bullet to fix our broken political system. However, there are practical steps that we can and should take ...

With polls showing a national election that’s closer than ever, it can be tempting to appreciate the predictability of California’s politics.

This stability, while perhaps offering relief when compared to our chaotic national politics, helps mask a deeply problematic institutional reality: Our state’s representative democracy isn’t ...

The greater threat to our democracy comes in accepting only half of each voter’s duty. Yes, your vote is crucial to democracy, but so to is your acceptance of the votes of others, regardless of the ...

If the U.S. is truly committed to the principles of democracy, the Electoral College must be redefined to more accurately reflect the will of the people. A system allowing a candidate to win the ...

With the outcomes of the 2024 voting cycle solidifying, election integrity cases levied by political interests of all affiliations remain under debate as new and pending litigation persists in ...

Can the rise of a different kind of democracy help us to ease the collective feeling of Democratic Fatigue Syndrome?

However in a representative democracy (such as ours) it is the elected representatives job to consider the entirety of the populations’ views and interests, not just those of the loudest and most ...

As election day approaches, it’s essential to revisit the fundamentals of our government, principles we learned in our civics ...

A nationally representative survey of U.S. adults finds a public highly attuned to the 2024 election campaign. Researchers at ...