A rating on the health of American democracy indicated the U.S. is in poor shape — and trending in the wrong direction.

Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, ...

A survey of more than 500 scholars found a consensus that the U.S. is headed toward some from of authoritarianism under the ...

Folks, we’re in trouble. Our democracy is being dismantled. Authoritarianism is banging on our doors. I never imagined I would say those words. But it’s truly happening right in front of our eyes.

President Trump’s approach to governance borrows from the authoritarian leaders of El Salvador and Hungary, Vox senior ...

A new study published in Political Psychology challenges a widely held assumption about the relationship between conspiracy ...

For democracy to survive, it must be protected. In the past few decades, in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Poland, opposition groups pushed back successfully against leaders with ...

WASHINGTON — A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism.