I WAS A TEENAGER IN SUBURBAN LIVERPOOL WHEN I decided I was a republican. It seemed to be a pretty easy act of rebellion--a bit like wearing flared hipsters on Sunday. Yet it's a funny thing: like ...

Ivan Sascha Sheehan is the interim dean of the College of Public Affairs at the University of Baltimore where he is a professor of public and international affairs. The views expressed are the ...

There’s an old saying: If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck… it’s a duck. The same logic applies to the current president. If he acts like an autocrat, openly declares his intent to be a ...

For thousands of years, monarchies have risen, collapsed, and vanished entirely. Yet a small number of royal families have survived wars, revolutions, colonial rule, and modern democracy without ...

As Thailand attempts to right itself after two months of political turmoil, the future of the country’s monarchy, probably its most important institution, will be a central part of the debate. In ...

The recent issues surrounding the royal family in Norway has led many to ask whether the monarchy has outlived its role.- Given the way we have set up ...

When Queen Elizabeth II agreed to suspend Parliament, she gave British Prime Minister Boris Johnson what he wanted. Opponents of Johnson’s move view it as a cynical and perhaps unconstitutional ...