On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: A quick Google search reveals many articles, commentaries, social media posts, and scholarly debates on whether or not America is sliding into an ...

Authoritarianism in the United States – a belief system that the ruling elite should enforce strict obedience to their authority by the rest of society – has its roots in the South. “From the founding ...

A growing chorus of commentators warns that the Trump administration is dragging the country toward authoritarianism. A central feature of President Trump’s efforts to dismantle, or at least degrade, ...

When Russian and Chinese élites talk about history, they often mean “History”—the grand Hegelian march toward progress. Since the end of the Cold War, the East has lived with the undignified thesis, ...

“Today we must reckon with the harsh reality that authoritarianism has arrived in America, that it’s broadly popular, and that millions of our fellow citizens have given it their votes,” writes the LA ...

The reelection of Donald Trump, perhaps more than any other event in modern history, has thrust authoritarianism into the spotlight. From media pundits to conversations held in coffee shops, people ...

When Donald Trump won reelection in November 2024, much of the American establishment responded with a shrug. After all, Trump had been democratically elected, even winning the popular vote. And ...

Note: The authors and contributors to this statement had initially envisioned that it would be published as an official statement from the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence — ...

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 22 episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch this interview here. Kathy Forde: It’s so great to be here, Perry. Bacon: Let me ...