This last phase of reactionary compliance is where something more insidious began to unfold. Organizations, including those with long histories of supporting LGBTQ+ people, started erasing trans and ...

While South Africa is no stranger to this phenomenon, what is happening in the US should serve as a warning for South Africa, especially given the country’s past experience. Such corrupt actions ...

Donald J. Trump has been elected to a second term, and his transition priorities have been to propose cabinet officials whose chief attributes appear to be unwavering personal loyalty and a ...

Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images. The statement “No Kings” is meant to be an exclamation of democratic power by ordinary citizens. It is a call that should cause us to consider both the ...

The Charles F. Kettering Foundation today announced the awarding of five, one-year global fellowships to inspiring leaders working in many different fields to protect and defend democracy. These ...

Following his initial comment, Vance confirmed he was referring to ordo amoris, “order of love,” a concept originating in the works of the early Christian theologians St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas.

Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation. I did not expect to be moved by Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. I am not a football person, but I am a Bad Bunny person. I was expecting ...

In 1994, the world watched South Africa’s first democratic election, celebrating the victory of Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC). This year, for the first time in three decades, the ...

The coups pose a significant threat to the ongoing process of democratization that Africa earnestly began in the 1990s. During this time, the Wind of Change brought a legal shift from one-party states ...

Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images. Illiberal leaders rise, fall, and sometimes crash. Yet, the illiberal movement itself continues to gain ground. The current moment again feels like the ...

The recent election in Colombia revealed much more than a winning presidential candidate. Catalina Arango Patiño reflects on fear, misinformation, and the urgent need for better democratic ...