As San Diego’s new mayor takes office, San Diego can be proud of the progress made through the morass of last summer’s headlines to an orderly transition: a good example of democracy at its best. This ...

Voices filled the gymnasium at Maywood Elementary and echoed through the day as dozens of Burnaby residents talked through solutions to the region’s housing crisis. Each table of randomly selected ...

The town hall forum has been around for a long time as a way for lawmakers and constituents to gather and exchange feedback and updates. But many of these contemporary events suffer from one of two ...

Democratic deliberation asks us to meet as moral equals, exchange reasons for our beliefs, consider evidence, and remain open to changing our minds. Evidence from real-world examples shows that it can ...