A constitutional republic is a form of democracy. Last Saturday's "No Kings" protest spurred conversations, counter-protesting and misunderstandings. A video the Gazette posted of peaceful protestors ...

“The United States of America is a federal republic: a federation of states governed by written constitutions,” wrote Russell Kirk. The Constitution created a republican form of government. A ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The right loves to argue we’re a republic, not a democracy. What’s the difference?

“Democracy” gets thrown around a lot in American politics. Usually, when someone wins, they say democracy worked. When someone loses, they say democracy died. Here’s the twist most civics classes rush ...

I have noted an uptick in various persons reminding me (and you) that the United States is not a democracy. I've heard it from political panels on TV, during interviews with politicians, and most ...

The right loves to argue we’re a republic, not a democracy. What’s the difference? THOMAS P. COSTELLO/USA TODAY NETWORK THOMAS P. COSTELLO/USA TODAY NETWORK / USA TODAY NETWORK If you hang around with ...

They hate it when you do that. The latest example was earlier this week, when we ran a column on our website from our sister paper, The Sacramento Bee, titled: “Donald Trump’s first 100 days back in ...