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 ...

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

Everyone else (82-176) is some version of hybrid or autocracy. Suffice it to say, the United States has not done itself proud, placing # 36 at the top of the Deficient Democracy list. It is a poor and ...

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.

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.

They want to know there is someone who cares for their needs and will fix their failing country. Donald Trump listened and ...

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

By Michael DeRenzo, Guest Columnist With the 2024 Presidential Election coming to a close, I had a few thoughts that I would ...

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 ...

Everyone who realizes with proper alarm that Trump’s reëlection is a deeply dangerous moment in American life must think hard ...