When Donald Trump won reelection in November 2024, much of the American establishment responded with a shrug. After all, Trump had been democratically elected, even winning the popular vote. And ...

This past weekend’s nationwide “No Kings” protests were the strongest signal yet that many Americans are concerned about their government drifting toward authoritarianism under President Donald Trump.

Cicero lived at a time when Rome’s long-standing republican institutions were unravelling. Strongmen concentrated power in themselves and marginalised the senate. Resisting these trends, Cicero styled ...

In a legal brief filed to dismiss claims in a lawsuit over the removal of books in Florida school libraries, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody maintained that books on school shelves represent ...

For the past several years—let’s face it, ever since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016—historians, political scientists, and psychologists alike have been foretelling the possible end of the ...

Barry Richards does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Like a comet closing in on Planet Earth, the US presidential election is hurtling toward its destination. With around two weeks left before impact, the stakes of the choice before the American ...

We’re living in a time of growing appeal for authoritarian leadership, at home and abroad. For those who crave democracy and freedom, this attraction can be extremely challenging to understand. What ...

Provost Professor of Political Science and Director of the UMass Amherst Poll, UMass Amherst Jesse Rhodes has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Demos Foundation, and the ...