Democracy is about having choices — and authoritarianism is about not having them, says lawyer and writer Ian Bassin.

Join the Saab Center for Portuguese Studies for a colloquium on "Authoritarianism and Political Violence in 20th Century Portugal, Spain and Brazil" on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 from 3:30 to 6:15 p.m.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota reported that Operation Metro Surge intensified distress for Minnesotans ...

We analyze wars through the lens of geopolitics and history. We rarely analyze the psychology underlying them. The research ...

There’s a concept in behavioral science known as “normalcy bias,” or the notion that we are prone to believe that status quos will more or less hold, and to underestimate the likelihood of worst-case ...

Today, scholars from more than 30 countries, including 28 Nobel Laureates, are taking on the similar risks by signing a ...

“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 ...

In a legal brief filed to dismiss claims in a lawsuit over the removal of books in Florida school libraries, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody maintained that books on school shelves represent ...

Democrats keep warning that if Donald Trump gets a second term he will be an authoritarian president. They also claim his first term was authoritarian. Trump did once attack the Second Amendment by ...

Thalia’s Umbrella discomforts audiences (in a good way) with this play about making theater in an authoritarian state.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat and conservative attorney George Conway on Wednesday issued dire warnings about what to ...