While promoting his cautionary tale about fascism, Disney asked Gilroy to refrain from using the word. Nine months after it aired its finale, the 'Star Wars' series feels scarily prescient.

Letters from readers question ICE tactics, Newport Beach City Council's "doozy," and council candidates, the 2020 election ...

When people in 25 countries were asked what makes them proud of their country, at least some cited their political system and economy.

Out of this moment of fear and uncertainty comes the chance to imagine a democracy that has never fully existed.

A simulation shows that social media bots powered by today’s AI can infiltrate human networks on social media and influence ...

This article appears in the March 2026 print edition with the headline “How America Got So Sick.” ...

Supporters of an Ohio constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access cheer its passage at a watch party in Columbus on Nov. 7, 2023. The state’s voters also defeated a legislatively initiated ...

SIMON: What do you think - what do you see happening in the United States today? APPLEBAUM: So I want to make it clear that the United States is not an authoritarian state right now. But what we see ...

Losing democracy once can make it harder to restore it, even after a democratic government returns to power. University of Birmingham professor Nic Cheeseman analyzed three decades of data.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Colombia’s Petro as “an example of democracy,” despite their profound differences. Credit: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia. During an ...

Watching the response to ICE in his hometown has the columnist Thomas L. Friedman navigating “a mixture of pride and anguish.” By Thomas L. Friedman and Stephen Stromberg Produced by Jillian ...