The game, however, is far from up. The fact that the United States has crossed the line into competitive authoritarianism does not mean that its democratic decline has reached a point of no return.

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.

Is President Donald Trump an authoritarian? Over the past year, a handful of partisan Wikipedia editors have built a narrative making precisely this claim. Adversarial editors have seeded this highly ...

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 ...

Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. Over the past 30 years, authoritarianism has moved from the periphery to the center, even the ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Biden boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Dec. 1. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) Overcaffeinated Cassandras continue to forecast an “authoritarian” and ...

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 ...

Autocratic regimes have recently been gaining power around the world, often via democratic elections and the mobilization of popular support. Autocracy, it appears, appeals to many people. The ...

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 ...

Authoritarian parents set strict rules, expect obedience, and punish kids when they don't obey. Kids with authoritarian parents often struggle with problem solving and emotion regulation. As an ...