Many Americans are breathing a cautious sigh of relief. Heading into the presidential election, it was reasonable to wonder if our republic would become more polarized. Some even worried that if the ...

When lawmakers, advocates and journalists talk about fixing American democracy, they typically focus on the institutions that shape the nation’s political life. If only we reformed the Electoral ...

On April 23, AEI hosted a collaborative event with the Chautauqua Institution and the Karsh Institute of Democracy at the University of Virginia to discuss American civic culture as it affects our ...

Hurray! I was thrilled to read “To save our democracy, fix our civic culture” [Sept. 29, Opinion]. The authors hit the nail on the head when they said, “Institutional reforms can only go so far unless ...

I recently wrote about Indy’s “civic leadership recession,” and scores of you have since reached out to confirm that you agree we have lost the capacity to accomplish big things as a city. The next ...

Dan Lloyd and Drew Ayodeji are more than The Policy & Culture Podcast co-hosts-they're lifelong friends dedicated to making civic education a part of everyday culture. According to a recent United Way ...

“I know of no country,” historian Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, “where there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America.” In his 1830s work, Democracy in America, ...

Last week I had the privilege of giving a keynote talk at the Pennsylvania Community Foundation Association’s annual conference in Hershey. After spending two days with these enterprising leaders, I ...