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As Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) prepares to leave office, Indonesia is still routinely lauded as one of Asia’s most important democracies. Jokowi was first elected, in 2014, on the promise of breaking with the old Jakarta elite and making government more responsive to ordinary people.

“Bothsidesism” is a term of disparagement against a form of journalism that presents “both sides” of an issue without any regard for their relative evidentiary merits.

Former President Trump's controversial remarks on using military against 'radical left lunatics' raise concerns about democracy in the US.

Many pundits are claiming that the 2024 contest will be the most important US election since 1860. Most Europeans would also agree. At stake is not just the future of democracy in America, but arguably the future of the post-World War II international order.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says her opponents want to derail democracy – but is that true?

The United States is the only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose the election. Thanks to the Electoral College, that has happened five times in the country’s history. The most recent examples are from 2000, when Al Gore won…

From abortion to the economy, the Democrat and Republican have widely diverging visions for the country

"The president can essentially be fired by the vice president should he become significantly impaired"

The four-part PBS series depicts students from across the country studying the constitution for a contest, and life