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 ...

Conservatives often insist that the United States is “a republic, not a democracy.” It’s actually both, and many Americans use the terms interchangeably. But what’s irrefutably true is that democracy ...

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 ...

Travellers encounter political systems through national symbols. A republic lacks a monarch, while a democracy derives power ...

Suppose that you’re walking down the street and you come to an intersection. There is a man standing there with his dog. You sidle up next to him and say, “Hey, nice dog!” Now suppose that the man ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. I respectfully disagree with K. Van Dyke's recent letter (Feb. 7) claiming that our nation is a ...

I notice that the word Democracy is misused and misunderstood and at times toxic - because most of the electorate doesn't know its true meaning. "Democracy" was the term Aristotle used to describe a ...

CNN's Donie O'Sullivan speaks with Trump supporters rejecting President Biden's "protecting democracy" platform by saying the U.S. is a republic, not a democracy. "America's not a democracy, it's a ...

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. Moreover, they have nominated ...