Brendan Nyhan, a professor of government at Dartmouth, says Trump is gaining power at a faster rate than many autocrats abroad did.

Donald Trump is saying the quiet part out loud.

How much did the government spend on this banner of Dear Leader?

The president has some disturbing thoughts about what the American people really want.

The administration has three-plus years to inflict its maladies on the rest of the world. That task kicks off in earnest this week.

Donald Trump upped the ante on his delusional threat about term limits.

Donald Trump mentioned wanting to serve more than two terms.

Donald Trump is wading into the Ukraine war.

Donald Trump made the stunning announcement while trying to roll back congestion pricing in New York.

The senator seems to think acting like a dictator is ok in some situations.

Donald Trump’s pick for national intelligence secretly met with ex–Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.

What keeps companies like McKinsey in the business of whitewashing the regimes of bloodthirsty dictators? Increasingly, it’s the consequences of crossing them.

The former Soviet republic has exploded into unrest after its most recent sham election, and there may be no going back.

The subtlest way to undermine democracy is to fake it.

The Russian president is planning a lifetime tenure—and acting as a beacon for budding autocrats, from Turkmenistan to the Trump White House.

Trump's self-aggrandizing July 4th parade is neither in good taste nor the spirit of the holiday—and Congress should ensure it never happens again.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Catholic Church has become a powerful voice for democracy. Now, it is trying to ensure a fair election.

Jair Bolsonaro won the presidency on a promise to bring back military rule.

The perils of comparing Trump to twentieth-century dictators.

How authoritarian regimes are winning the social media wars.