Dystopia may be the stuff of fiction but honestly it’s starting to feel a lot like real life. Between the AI that people are apparently going on dates with and the tech that seems to know more about ...

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 ...

The electoral system used by many global democracies eliminates gerrymandering and has been shown to give more equal ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Trump is threatening America’s national security, our democracy, the rule of law, our economy and our health because he is trying wield the same kind of virtually unlimited power exercised ...