Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images. The statement “No Kings” is meant to be an exclamation of democratic power by ordinary citizens. It is a call that should cause us to consider both the ...

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Americans aren’t hanging out together as much as they used to, and it’s having a crippling impact on democracy. It sounds dramatic, but it’s true. According to Montesquieu, who wrote The Spirit of the ...

Donald J. Trump has been elected to a second term, and his transition priorities have been to propose cabinet officials whose chief attributes appear to be unwavering personal loyalty and a ...

Following his initial comment, Vance confirmed he was referring to ordo amoris, “order of love,” a concept originating in the works of the early Christian theologians St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas.

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 explicit aim of Project 2025, which has guided much of the early work of the Trump administration, is to infuse biblical principles across the federal government. Calls to protect Christianity, ...

On July 21, the Kettering Global Conversation on Democracy: Solidarity across Borders brought together democracy scholars, practitioners, and activists to share learnings and explore democratic ...

There is a mystery coiled up inside the latest survey results from The People’s Role in American Democracy, the latest report from the Democracy for All Project, a joint endeavor between the Charles F ...

Photo by David McNew/Getty Images. According to every major statistical measure, both income and wealth inequality have been growing in the United States for decades. Reports from the Congressional ...

Photo by Hamil Harris/The Washington Post via Getty Images. The Democracy for All Project is a multiyear collaboration between the Kettering Foundation and Gallup. This annual, national survey is ...

This is the second of two pieces by Kettering Foundation Senior Fellow Alexander Vindman addressing Russian disinformation threats to American democracy. No political group or ideology is safe from ...