America is both a democracy and a republic. Citizens hold supreme power, and so America is a republic. At the same time, it is obviously a representative democracy. MAGA Republicans, however, like to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Suppose that you’re walking down the street and you come to an intersection. There is a man standing there ...

The words we use can make a difference in the way we think. For instance, I have received more than one email talking about “demonrats” instead of Democrats. “Republicans” can be mutated into ...

For as long as I can remember, the Left has been sneering at anyone who points out that the United States is a republic, not a democracy. They find the notion almost as unsophisticated and fascistic ...

“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 ...

It has recently come to my attention that there is some confusion over the type of government we have in the United States. I am not talking about our Commission Form of government in Saratoga Springs ...

It has of late become en vogue, at least in some circles, to claim that the United States, rather than a democracy is, in fact, a republic. This begs the question: What’s the difference? Recently, I ...

In regards to the debate as to whether our government is a republic or a democracy: a republic is a form of government where the power is held by the people through elected representatives. 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 ...

I am not surprised that the author of the op-ed “The U.S. alone is saddled with an Electoral College. How did that happen?” (Nov. 4, TribLive) is from California. The two coasts seem overwhelmingly to ...

The other day, CNN's Donie O'Sullivan tried to make Trump fans who repeat this factual contention look like a bunch of dumb, lock stepping authoritarians. To explain the problem, CNN even recruited ...