Modern society despises three sins: laziness, theft and disobedience. Time has been so carefully carved up in our day that not one second is to be wasted. Work has spilled beyond formal hours, carried ...

Recent events like the war in Ukraine, conflicts over Taiwan and the rise of authoritarian ideology have renewed interest in the foundations of modern democracy. They have raised questions about why ...

Switzerland is the only country in Europe that practices direct democracy: citizens get to vote on important changes to the constitution, rather than leaving it up to the politicians and government.

How did people across 24 nations rate the political environment in their country in 2023? In a word: poorly. Ratings of democracy are generally negative across the 24 countries surveyed. A median of ...

Global dissatisfaction with democracy has increased over the past 25 years, according to our recent report. Drawing upon the HUMAN Surveys project, the report covered 154 countries, with 77 countries ...

Here's what community members had to say in three recent letters to the editor we received. Submit your own thoughts here. Each Sunday, I have Alexa remind me to tune on “In Focus’’ before I leave for ...

Most people in most countries state that they wish to have a democratic government. But the definition of democracy has been constantly contested. Without understanding what people really mean by ...

Examples of what happened after leaders brought judiciaries to heel elsewhere have helped galvanize opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposals. By Emily Bazelon In proposing his judicial overhaul, ...

This Pew Research Center analysis on views of how to improve democracy uses data from nationally representative surveys conducted in 24 countries across North America, Europe, the Middle East, the ...