Jennifer A. Jackson, M.D., is president of the League of Women Voters of Kentucky, a nonpartisan political organization, that takes action on issues but does not support or oppose candidates ...
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This stability, while perhaps offering relief when compared to our chaotic national politics, helps mask a deeply problematic institutional reality: Our state’s representative democracy isn’t ...
DEMOCRACY is a term that has become increasingly popular in global politics. However, in recent times, many authors have expressed fears on the future of ...
A Pew Research Center survey of people in 24 nations in 2023 revealed that 70% of people support direct democracy, with the percentage rising to 77% support for representative democracy. However, ...