WALT WHITMAN. POET OF DEMOCRACY—Hugh l’Anson Faussef—Yale ($3). This compact, brilliant critical biography is 1) an excellent life of Walt Whitman, 2) a just, if merciless, evaluation of him as poet, ...

Review by E.J. Dionne Jr. It would be far better if democracy did not face the trials it currently confronts. But if there is a blessing in today’s distemper, it lies in renewed efforts to understand ...

ViennaCC’s book argues that AI is eroding democracy by fracturing shared reality, manipulating public opinion and ...

Coleman and Lawson-Remer also offer broad policy recommendations for both new democracies and supportive outside governments and institutions. For example, they recommend that new democracies “adopt ...

WASHINGTON, USA - AUGUST 17: (L-R) Professor Halil Berktay, Burhanettin Duran, Kilic Kanat, Shadi Hamid, and Kadir Ustun attend in a panel called "The July 15 Failed Coup Attempt: Implications for U.S ...

The political landscape in the U.S. is fraught, to say the least. Often individuals feel that their actions won’t make much difference in the long run. Author Sam Daley-Harris says that many people ...

When she was campaigning in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley expressed a feeling shared by many people, including myself: “We got to ...

In the deft and surprisingly lively “Democracy’s Data,” Dan Bouk explores the uses, misuses and failures of the U.S. Census. By Alexandra Jacobs When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. This is an adapted excerpt from “Democracy as Creative Practice ...