Whether our Western political systems are true democracies or republics can be answered by examining ancient Greek philosophy ...

Ancient Greece was in many ways a brutal ... areas and would act as a check on each other’s behaviour. Athenian democracy was direct in other ways too. Political decisions, such as whether ...

Greek city-states were governed by ... from being the ignorant mob typically depicted by both ancient and modern skeptics about direct democracy. Moreover, by modern standards, ancient Athens ...

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At Prawfsblawg, legal scholar Paul Gowder has an insightful post on some of the reasons why the study of ancient Athenian democracy is relevant to modern debates about law and politics. I would ...

In ancient Athens, more than 2,000 years ago, a brash, narcissistic, wealthy leader threatened its democracy. The leader’s name was Alcibiades, and he used his leadership position for private gain.

Ancient Athens operated a unique system of direct democracy in which all citizens could vote on laws themselves rather than electing representatives to do it for them. Could such a system operate ...