Joe Mathews is the Connecting California columnist for Zócalo Public Square and founder-publisher of Democracy Local.

Benjamin Netanyahu's request for a pardon in three ongoing corruption cases is widely seen as his latest bid to ensure his ...

Democracies that use proportional systems consistently show higher turnout, more accurate representation, more competitive ...

The prosecution will not be able to regain the public’s trust if it insists on appealing some cases while easily abandoning ...