On what we can learn from the Athenian experiment. America may be still a constitutional republic in name, but recently it has operated more as an unchecked Athenian-style democracy. Americans may ...

IDEAS What Greek tragedy could teach us about the decline of our democracy My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy ...

A brief history of democracy: Does it still convey the 'will of the people'? The ancient Athenian ideal of direct plebiscite has over time transformed into a pre-fascist state of political being ...

Plato’s relatives on his stepfather’s side were active in the scheme. The campaign was a disaster. Plato means Athens, and Athens means democracy, but Plato was no democrat.

Before the "America in One Room" experiment in Philadelphia, 75% of participants said they were dissatisfied with American democracy. After the event, that number decreased to 54%.

Host Mitch Jeserich recounts the story of how the decline and destruction of he Ancient Athenian Democracy happened. Included in this episode are such stories of how the Athenian Democracy turned into ...

No one should base ideas of democratic reform on the belief that ancient Athenian “democracy” was an ideal form of government (5 October, p 32). Athens hardly invented democracy: there were ...

For generations, Americans have surrounded themselves with the symbols of ancient Greece and Rome: marble columns, laurel ...

Immediately after, Trump signed a proclamation making March 25, 2025, “Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy.” ...

The move for American Independence was greatly influenced by ancient Greece, particularly philosophy from the time.

In an era when Bernstein sees democracy as threatened at home and abroad, he notes that one of the major lessons of Watergate was that the system worked because American institutions held firm ...

In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled uneasily with the realities of power.