The plaint heard during the French Revolution is still widely applicable today. But perhaps even more pertinent would be a variation: “Oh, democracy, what travesties are perpetrated in thy name!” ...

Editor’s note: Each year, nearly 27,000 high school students compete for more than $2 million in scholarships and incentives in the annual Voice of Democracy essay contest sponsored by Veterans of ...

Oscar-nominated film 'The Secret Agent' shows how history is an essential tool for resisting authoritarianism.

Too many Americans are quick to claim their rights as citizens without recognizing that these rights come with responsibilities. These two concepts are inseparable. You do not deserve your rights ...

Following the events of Jan. 6, 2021 — when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an effort to interrupt the certification process of the 2020 presidential election — experts began to ...

That's how you help democracy work for the people who are defending it, but also the people who are affected by it.” ...

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) sponsors an annual Voice of Democracy essay contest of which some 230,000 students compete across the United States. United High School’s Ben Battaglini entered this ...

FERTILE, Minn.-For Quindelynne Hasler, it's been a school year to remember. The high school junior's entry in the VFW Voice of Democracy essay contest has already won her honors locally, regionally ...

PITTSFIELD — Taibat O. Ahmed, a junior at Taconic High School and daughter of Abdulrahim and Halimat Ahmed, is the first-place winner of the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ “Voice of Democracy” essay ...