Missouri’s GOP senators are kowtowing to the perceived powers of an unelected and never confirmed head of a make-believe ...

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375 BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the “cradle of democracy”.

Is the United States a model democracy? Not that long ago, I suspect, most Americans would have answered with a resounding ...

Alright, my fellow citizens, you've got me. The word "Democracy" does not appear in the U.S. Constitution. The United States of America is a "Constitutional Federal Republic." ...

Ruling is a skilled trade, Plato argues. And like any other trade, not everyone has the talent or the training to be good at ...