Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (gguy44/iStock Images) Historically, there has been the proverbial argument about whether the United States is a democracy or ...

In principle, a person who supports a government of, by, and for the people should not also support a system that concentrates power in the hands of a few. Yet substantial and rising shares of ...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned about the rise of autocracy in the United States at a pro-democracy event in Berlin on Tuesday. HILLARY CLINTON: Thank you for reminding us of ...

July 20, 2025 presents a fundamental issue facing our nation. Do we preserve our democracy or allow an autocracy to form? America is experiencing an unprecedented era of its history. I believe that ...

The Global Democracy Conference at the University of Notre Dame brought researchers, analysits and practitioners to discuss ...

In 1961, the scholar and diplomat George F. Kennan observed that There is nothing in nature more egocentric than the embattled democracy. It soon becomes the victim of its own war propaganda. It then ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Democracy experts agree that President Donald Trump is pushing America towards autocracy with little sign of stopping. The New ...

Autocracy in America is scheduled to debut on TheAtlantic.com on Sept. 6 and will feature two hosts who are both senior fellows for the SNF Agora Institute: Peter Pomerantsev and Anne Applebaum, who ...

Liberty – Equality – Democracy: America and Americans are defined by their dedication to these founding principles–ideas that were fostered by the Enlightenment philosophers of the late 17 th – 18 th ...

Freedom is on the march around the world. Unfortunately, it's marching in retreat. For the 18th straight year, global freedom declined, according to Freedom House, a D.C.-based nonprofit. Its latest ...

Source: Allan Ramsay (1713–1784); National Portrait Gallery: US Public Domain July 4th is traditionally a day for Americans to celebrate our independence from an autocratic king and to reflect on ...

Historically, there has been the proverbial argument about whether the United States is a democracy or republic. The answer is the United States is both. But that question pales in comparison to the ...