Not all coups change a country in an instant. Some are a slow-boil process of subversion that nonetheless leaves the institutions they affect unrecognizable. Journalist Talia Lavin has spent her ...
In an authoritarian state, the leader engages in unconstitutional or undemocratic practices for the purpose of consolidating power. Key components of authoritarianism include rejecting democratic ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On October 21, I went to the U.S. Senate chamber to ring the alarm bells about President Trump’s aggressive authoritarian takeover ...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court race that saw Dane County Judge Susan Crawford defeat Waukesha Judge Brad Schimel was a reality check to Republicans nationwide and saw Wisconsin liberals continue to ...
It’s time to have a difficult conversation. Too many in this country have been living in a fantasy world where they think America is too special, too great to become a place where elected officials ...
We are living in an authoritarian state. It didn’t feel that way this morning, when I took my dog for his usual walk in the park and dew from the grass glittered on my boots in the rising sunlight. It ...
Some observers note that everyday life in many parts of China does not obviously reflect this pattern. Visitors travelling between cities such as Shanghai, Xi'an, and Beijing have remarked on the ...
I spent two years in a moderately authoritarian state, the former Yugoslavia, and 14 months off and on in a draconian one, the former Soviet Union. I also taught Russian and Soviet history at Bucknell ...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition portrays him as a threat to democracy, stoking public anxiety over Israel’s future.
In an authoritarian state, the leader engages in unconstitutional or undemocratic practices for the purpose of consolidating power. Key components of authoritarianism include rejecting democratic ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A free election can still result in authoritarian rule. Photo illustration: Douglas Rissing, iStock/Getty Images Plus In an ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University (THE CONVERSATION) In an ...