Donald Trump has preserved the flaws of the old Republican economic approach while introducing new ones that are even worse.

The GOP’s open embrace of authoritarianism is,” he said, “the most important fact of the American political system.” Way believes that the United States has been functionally authoritarian since March ...

Authoritarianism, not economic systems, is the true source of historical disasters, as it suppresses dissent, controls ...

Every day, it seems there is yet another incursion into higher education in the United States. Whether retaliatory funding cuts, demands for sway over academic departments or immigration authorities’ ...

If the United States ever falls into the hands of bad actors, if it slides into theocracy, dictatorship or oligarchy, it will not be because freedom was defeated in open battle. It will be because it ...

The aftermath of the U.S. operation in Venezuela demonstrates once again that the threat of the “Axis of Authoritarianism” is ...

Authoritarian forces are on the move today—not only in places like Hungary, Poland, Turkey, the Philippines and mainstays such as Russia and China. They are on the move in the United States as well.

In an authoritarian society, it’s free thinkers who are targeted by those in power. A book, a social media post, a private ...

How serious is the threat of authoritarianism in the United States today? A new book by two Washington Post reporters reveals that shortly before the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol last January, ...

Many have suggested that Donald Trump and his supporters are authoritarians and that this tells us a great deal about the movement and mood still haunting American politics. But what exactly does this ...

As 2022 draws to a close, it’s worth celebrating that this hasn’t been a good year for authoritarianism. The Republican Party learned nothing from the 2012 election, so it keeps losing winnable races.