Jacksonian democracy was rather a second American phase ... any of Jefferson’s revulsion to industrialism. He was, for example, deeply interested by the mills of Lowell in 1833, and his ...

Jacksonian attitudes toward war were shaped ... States can best spread democracy and support peace by becoming an example of democracy at home and moderation abroad. More than this, Jeffersonians ...

A distinct set of six institutions and traditions makes the country hard to subjugate to an authoritarian’s will.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. I have noticed a chilling uptick in the number of people refusing to be ...

Is this still the party that presents itself as the guarantor of democracy?

Do we want to be a democracy in name only? I know I do not want that for the country I love. If this is what “making America great again” looks like, to me, it is not so great.

Defending our public libraries against these attacks is part of a larger struggle for the integrity of the institutions essential to democracy. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting ...

We must protect democracy by utterly destroying democracy. But of course, these people never actually believed in free speech or democracy or any of that stuff. They only believed in their own power.

In yet another blow to democracy in Mali, the country’s Council of Ministers on April 30, 2025, effectively banned all political parties. The previous day, a national conference organized by ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

At Wellesley College, the Mathematics of Democracy course invites students who once believed they were “not math people” to explore how data and policy decisions shape civic life. They ...

As I experience the daily destruction of our democracy by President Donald Trump and his henchmen and women, I am reminded of the warning offered by Mahatma Gandhi years ago. Gandhi said the ...