Authoritarianism

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a former National Security Council director and impeachment witness, warned that President Donald Trump's efforts to please Russian President Vladimir Putin are a direct threat to American democracy.

"Nero fiddled while Rome burned," Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said Monday during remarks at the Democratic National Convention. "Trump golfs."

Millennials must respond to the heavy hand of the baby boomers.

The "Strategic Multilayer Assessment" suggested the U.S. is underestimating the threat posed by states such as Russia.

Bolsonaro, a former army captain himself, will become Brazil's first far-right leader since the 1964-85 military regime, a period he has expressed nostalgia for.

As many as a million people are believed to be detained in the centers.

The new work follows earlier evidence that conservatives are more prone to a sense of disgust.

"Psilocybin may produce sustained changes in outlook and political perspective."

Donald Trump has all the traits of an authoritarian ruler and is unlike any politician the United States has experienced since at least the Civil War, two Harvard political science professors have found.

An author who studies authoritarian regimes says Trump is mirroring the tactics of despots throughout history.

Chris Patten was the last British governor of Hong Kong, which was handed over to China 20 years ago.

Turkey's deepening authoritarianism allowed Erdogan to galvanize public support against the attempted coup.

Democrats who think Trump will be easy to defeat in November may be whistling past the graveyard.