As the 2026 midterms near, the greatest dangers to election integrity may not be Election Day disruptions, but the slow ...

In this episode of The Stakes, host Brad Rourke speaks with Kettering Foundation Senior Fellow J. Michael Luttig, former US Court of Appeals judge and conservative legal scholar. Luttig issues a stark ...

In this episode of The Stakes, host Brad Rourke talks with Stacey Abrams, renowned voting rights advocate and former Georgia Assembly member. Abrams breaks down the architecture of voter suppression, ...

The Charles F. Kettering Foundation today announced the awarding of five, one-year global fellowships to inspiring leaders working in many different fields to protect and defend democracy. These ...

Christian nationalism isn’t just a political movement—it’s an ideology committed to merging a conservative version of Christianity with American civic life, demanding a “strong ruler” to enforce order ...

Photo by David McNew/Getty Images. The second Trump administration has demonstrated a brazen disregard for the rules and norms that have shaped the office of the presidency. From the Department of ...

In this episode of The Stakes, Brad Rourke speaks with civil rights champion Sherrilyn Ifill, who dissects omissions in post-2024 election analysis. Ifill challenges claims that electoral outcomes are ...

On June 13, the Charles F. Kettering Foundation sponsored the Sing Democracy 250 concert at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. Featured works included “Redeem the Dream” by Brandon A. Boyd, which is ...

American democracy is facing a crisis: Authoritarian tactics are restricting voting rights, distorting history, criminalizing dissent, and suppressing civic imagination. These attacks relentlessly ...

Photo by Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images. In October and November 2026, Brazil and the United States will mobilize millions of voters for general elections that can determine what the future of these ...

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