"... There are a few things we must faithfully stand by as members of our nation. One of these we opened with above: mercy." ...

O n a freezing night in January, several hundred people came to Boston’s Museum of Science for a town hall-style discussion ...

Representatives, Madison believed, would be more rational and more respectful of norms and institutions than the people themselves. They would preserve popular government by refining democracy itself.

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Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew and Janet Yellen are former Treasury secretaries.

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President Donald Trump presents his supporters with a simple loyalty test: Which do they believe, him or reality?

It is time to recognize this nation faces a constitutional crisis. Everyday people must cast aside hesitation and make noise ...

Every now and then, I read a book which hits me with such a profound impact that, like Paul on the road to Damascus, I find ...

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The first two weeks of the Trump administration have brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government. Our new series, On Democracy ... He is firing people he doesn't ...