To illustrate the twisted, scheming, and confusing state of politics in the US, we need look no further than Nebraska. Democrats there are rejoicing because a candidate with no intention of running in ...

On June 26, 2025, Lyudmila Kozlovska, head of the Belgium-based NGO Open Dialogue Foundation, testified before the U.S. Congress’s Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. She cited a defamation lawsuit ...

Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, according to new international polling from Gallup, a situation that sets the country apart from other rich and powerful nations.

Most Americans support term limits, campaign spending caps, and Electoral College reform, but achieving these changes likely would require amending one of the world's hardest constitutions to change.

People in higher-income countries are generally more likely to say their nation’s political system needs only minor or no changes, according to recent Pew Research Center surveys. Conversely, people ...

Hybrid political systems combine elements of democracy—such as elections, civil society engagement and rule of law—with authoritarian features including executive dominance, restricted media freedoms ...