Election denialism has become not only a thing but a movement. And if critics call this an attack on democracy, some election deniers respond by saying the U.S. is not a democracy, it is a republic.

Another July 4th has come and gone, and the American experiment continues to face many tests. Amid economic uncertainty and a ...

For as long as I can remember, the Left has been sneering at anyone who points out that the United States is a republic, not a democracy. They find the notion almost as unsophisticated and ...

Some framing-era commentators made arguments that distinguished “democracy” and “republic”; see, for instance, the Federalist (No. 10), as well as other numbers of the Federalist papers.

It reminds me of the classic saying, “Democracy is like two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch, but a republic is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.” ...

Sometimes the "republic, not a democracy" folks use that claim to distinguish between a strict majority-rules system and the more complex Madisonian system set up by the Constitution.

The U.S. Is Both a Republic and a Democracy Don't just take it from me; take it from the Framers and other early American statesmen: "Democracy" has long included representative democracy as well ...

This nation is at an intersection. Or, better yet, we’re at a crossroads. In the end, it doesn’t really matter whether we are a democracy or a republic if we’re tilting towards authoritarianism.

A Republic, Not a Democracy. Supporters of President Trump face off with police during a "Stop the Steal" protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C., January 6, 2021.

Election denialism has become not only a thing but a movement. And if critics call this an attack on democracy, some election deniers respond by saying the U.S. is not a democracy, it is a republic.

Election denialism has become not only a thing but a movement. And if critics call this an attack on democracy, some election deniers respond by saying the U.S. is not a democracy, it is a republic.