Even the most capable autocrats need help hanging on to power. Mediocre officials are often best for the job, according to new research.

Veteran political strategist James Carville suggested that Democrats should embrace “autocracy” ahead of the November election, arguing not everyone should have “a seat at the table.” “I would always ...

In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden declared to the nation and world: "We are engaged anew in a great battle for freedom. A battle between democracy and autocracy." ...

Freedom is on the march around the world. Unfortunately, it's marching in retreat. For the 18th straight year, global freedom declined, according to Freedom House, a D.C.-based nonprofit. Its latest ...

By Akin Nazli in Belgrade It’s a striking image that captures the surreal decay of Turkey’s political institutions. Ozgur Ozel, the embattled leader of the country’s main opposition Republican ...

"There's no way to sugarcoat it. There's no way to explain it away. Autocracy is on the march, and we now have a government in the United States that has thrown in its lot with the autocrats." "where ...

Autocracy in America is scheduled to debut on TheAtlantic.com on Sept. 6 and will feature two hosts who are both senior fellows for the SNF Agora Institute: Peter Pomerantsev and Anne Applebaum, who ...

Former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams says the U.S. is already at step 9 of the 10 steps to authoritarian rule. Georgia’s former House Minority Leader and candidate for governor, Stacey ...

They also happen to have the most press freedom on the planet. Reporters Without Borders (or RSF, to use the initialism for its French name, Reporters Sans Frontières) today released the 2026 version ...

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The Root spoke exclusively with TN State Rep. Justin J. Pearson about his confrontation with highway patrol troopers during a ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. The United States is not an autocracy. But the election of Donald Trump to a second term in the White House, where he plans to ...