Augustus, though careful to preserve the appearance of republican institutions, held ultimate authority, effectively making ...

1) Do not normalize. When the autocrat’s speech and behavior are outside the norm and are unacceptable, say so.

Surveys show that Trump’s supporters don’t just tolerate his autocratic tendencies. They positively like them.

This mindset – a precursor to fascist regimes in other countries – is why it feels like a white-wash to ascribe Trump’s ...

Americans have re-elected Donald Trump, choosing a convicted demagogue who champions power over principle. This historic turn raises a sobering question: Is the West’s beacon of democracy slipping ...

I met with a government official preparing to resign and told him I was writing a book about the rise of authoritarian nationalism. “The nationalism in the U.S. and Europe is somewhat different,” he ...

Unfortunately, representation here has become a ticket to luxury lifestyle, whichis extorted from the people.They have mistaken their role as stabilisers of democracy to that of acting as supporter’s ...

and we’re going to be okay” - a line that does seem at odds with rhetoric about the danger to democracy. But it was also a ...

In the United States, support for the spread of freedom and democracy around the world has not reflected any partisan ...

American democracy simply wasn’t set up to “deal with an aspiring autocrat,” especially with a willing electorate.

We’re in a conflicted period of apathy and imperial decline, alternating with working-class rage and then aggressive lunges, like supporting Israel’s expanding bloody wars.