The central analytical error in much Western commentary lies in treating democracy and autocracy as binary opposites.

Former President Barack Obama reportedly spoke out against his successor on Tuesday in an unrecorded speech in Connecticut.

Veteran political strategist James Carville suggested that Democrats should embrace “autocracy” ahead of the November election, arguing not everyone should have “a seat at the table.” “I would always ...

Photographers lean in to get pictures of Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers and Georgia election officials Brad Raffensperger and Gabriel Sterling at a hearing of the House select committee ...

In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden declared to the nation and world: "We are engaged anew in a great battle for freedom. A battle between democracy and autocracy." ...

As the United States heads toward the midterm elections, there are growing concerns among some political scientists that the country has moved even further along the path to some form of autocracy.

Hundreds gathered in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, in response to founder Abhijeet Dipke’s call on social media in the first major ...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned about the rise of autocracy in the United States at a pro-democracy event in Berlin on Tuesday. HILLARY CLINTON: Thank you for reminding us of ...

They also happen to have the most press freedom on the planet. Reporters Without Borders (or RSF, to use the initialism for its French name, Reporters Sans Frontières) today released the 2026 version ...

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Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. The United States is not an autocracy. But the election of Donald Trump to a second term in the White House, where he plans to ...