It might feel good to demonize Trump and dismiss his supporters as ignorant and deluded, but where does that get us? Only ...

A national character encompasses values, social and historical reference points, and an ethos that citizens have in common, ...

In this past June’s debate between Trump and President Joe Biden, Biden cited another academic survey—the 2024 “Presidential ...

The Trump campaign — and then the four years of his presidency — spawned a brood of “Julius Caesar” productions which ...

Demagogues gain popularity by demonizing elites, scapegoating “others,” exaggerating dangers to stoke fear and anger, lying for emotional effect, drowning out reasoned deliberation ...

Sure, there have been demagogues in our nation’s history; populists and extremists who promised a better way of life without ...

For some, voting is a civic duty. To others, a right to be exercised. To real-life bettors, voting provided an avenue to ...

With a very closely divided, near-dysfunctional House, President-elect Trump should not be cannibalizing the Republican caucus for spots in his administration.

Two words dominated the presidential campaign from the beginning to the end: gas and groceries. For all the twists and turns ...

Worse still, your willingness to discount mainstream sources of evidence in favor of the outlandish claims of demagogues ...

There’s a temptation to retreat. If you have a stable job, a good family and good friends, you can check out of politics.

As the world sees a resurgence of authoritarianism, it's crucial to recognize the warning signs. Donald Trump's ascendancy, with its eerie echoes of Adolf Hitler's rise, should alarm us all. The ...