We are poised to relive that whole plunge into scientific darkness. Forget about Mars, folks, we are headed back to ...

A president who wins a mandate from the American people should get the team he wants. But that proposition has limits, especially with Donald Trump.

Autocracy in America is produced by The Atlantic and made possible with support from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, an academic and public forum dedicated to strengthening ...

They often boast of fighting for decades against kings’ autocratic rule. “We fought for democracy and we accept only democracy”, Oli said in a meeting of the ruling parties on Wednesday. In his ...

With billionaires on bended knee and criminal charges vanishing, America's strongman era begins. How can you react?

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In this episode of Radio Atlantic, we talk to Pomerantsev and Atlantic staff writer and co-host Anne Applebaum about how to detect the signs of autocracy, because, as they say, if you can’t spot ...

Since Donald Trump won reelection, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have both done what the now-president ...

To understand, democracy requires an appreciation of two basic factors. The first centers on the fundamental principles of a ...

To start a new movement, Tunisia’s civil society and its politicians must rebuild trust with the people and convince them, fundamentally, that democracy is more likely than autocracy to bring about ...