Opposition parties, the judiciary, the press, and civil-society groups aren’t destroyed, but over time they lose their life, ...

This change is mostly — but not solely — attributable to rising optimism among Republicans. In June 2022, more than half ...

Trump’s administration may seem chaotic, but Americans should not take the integrity of next year’s elections for granted.

As America faces a crucial crossroads in 2025, historical parallels to authoritarian regimes serve as stark reminders that ...

Osita Nwanevu discusses his new book, how our political structure turned up the temperature after Charlie Kirk, and what ...

For decades, Republican and Democratic administrations have understood that advancing democracy abroad creates allies and contributes to a more stable and economically successful world. But recent U.S ...

In the battle to save American democracy, some are paying a heavier price than others — both individuals and whole institutions. That’s the way it always is in wartime: some ...

As a college student, I used to think that I could not talk openly about American politics with my peers. Polling indicates ...

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Experts at the Athens Democracy Forum this week will explore the challenges to democracy, from artificial intelligence and ...

80-year-old Dianne Shaw-Cummins and her son Ted Regnaud were members of the march. Shaw-Cummins, who lives in Arizona but ...

The opening sentence of George Packer’s sobering new essay in The Atlantic: “We are living in an authoritarian state.” After detailing “the features of the modern authoritarian state,” he writes: ...