As the nation observes its 250th birthday, historians can help settle one present-day dispute: Is the United States a ...
You hear it all the time on the news: “Our democracy is under attack.” Politicians talk about “saving democracy” or “defending democracy.” It sounds nice. But here’s the truth most folks don’t hear ...
“The United States of America is a federal republic: a federation of states governed by written constitutions,” wrote Russell Kirk. The Constitution created a republican form of government. A ...
A constitutional republic is a form of democracy. Last Saturday's "No Kings" protest spurred conversations, counter-protesting and misunderstandings. A video the Gazette posted of peaceful protestors ...
It’s become common lately to claim that the United States is a republic rather than a democracy, as though these terms are contradictory. LNP | LancasterOnline published the May 19 letter “The United ...