In ancient Sparta, the Agoge prepared boys for a lifetime of military service with harsh training that emphasised strength ...

Athens' Long Walls prompted distrust and eventual war 2,500 years ago. Nato is the most obvious 'Pericles Wall' of our times Much has been said about Thucydides' trap, but few talk about Pericles' ...

The US is swinging like a pendulum between more autocratic and more democratic forms of government. How long will this ...

Now some say democracy in the US could be giving way to something else entirely: an oligarchy. That’s an alarm former ...

World Happiness Report points to declining happiness and social trust to explain the rise in political polarization.

By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Two hundred years ago this month, President John Quincy Adams took the oath of ...

Oklahoma’s foster care system is in better shape than 13 years ago, officials announced this week, after the state completed years of intensive child welfare monitoring. A federal judge ruled ...

Research examines different models of governance and political traditions across the world, as well as how opinions and decision structures affect society. There are many different levels of social ...

President Donald Trump downplayed concerns about Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight following the Lancaster County plane crash, which left two victims in critical condition and triggered ...

A village council head from a village in Alwar district of Rajasthan in India attends a meeting organized by UN Women’s partner The Hunger Project, to develop her leadership skills. Women get together ...

WASHINGTON—Federal agencies risk shutting down late Friday night, and the Republican-led plan to keep them open has Democrats in Congress backed into a corner with few—if any—good options.