Is the creed that’s always reexamining itself up to the task of stopping authoritarianism? In a word—yes.

America never really was liberal, and that’s not the right fight anyway. The fight now is for democracy.

We crossed another Rubicon this week with these veep wannabees parroting Donald Trump’s line about not accepting election results.

Why asking our media to get it right on Trump’s threat to democracy is not remotely the same as being in the tank for Biden

A new history argues that illiberalism is not a backlash but a central feature from the founding to today.

A new documentary explores Robert Putnam’s life and work.

Veteran journalist Susan Glasser on why Trump’s authoritarian language is so alarming—and how the press is struggling to meet the challenges of this uniquely dangerous moment.

Attacks on abortion rights and LGBTQ rights are part of a broader assault on democratic norms.

Worried that voters might choose to enshrine abortion rights, GOP lawmakers are trying to deform the constitutional amendment process.

A playbook for 2024

His achievements have been nothing short of historic.

Abortion rights has proven time and again to be a winning issue for Democrats.

The Republicans are plotting to literally rewrite the Constitution to eliminate core rights and protections.

In order to win reelection, Biden must worry less about working-class whites and more about the increasing share of Black, Hispanic, and Asian voters.

Here are four things he should do before the November election.

The president needs to convince voters that he’s the one to save American democracy.

What Biden needs to tell American voters today—and every day until the election

Some take a dim view of using the Constitution to disqualify the former president, saying only the voters have the right to decide. There are some big holes in their argument.

Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt explained “How Democracies Die.” Then they decided to look even deeper.