[W]hile most Americans do not hold highly authoritarian views, a substantial minority does: 43% of Americans score high on the Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale (RWAS), while 41% score high on the ...

The authors are political scientists who study how democracies come to an end. How will Americans know when we have lost our democracy? Authoritarianism is harder to recognize than it used to be.

This isn't academic handwringing. The survey reflects the views of over 500 of the nation's top political scientists-experts on democracy, authoritarianism, and constitutional structure.

By implication, this includes listed categories of canceled contracts including “Regime Change, ‘Civic Society’ or ‘Democracy Promotion’.” Besides parroting an authoritarian talking point—likening ...

WASHINGTON — A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism.

Her country’s democratic struggles are highly instructive. And her message to me was this: Authoritarian leaders topple democracy faster than you can imagine. If you wait to speak out against ...

The first months of the second Trump administration have delivered blow after blow to American efforts to promote democracy abroad and pierce the information wall of authoritarian governments ...

She seems intent on dismantling Mexico’s democracy — a project initiated ... regulatory powers redolent of those claimed by other authoritarian regimes. Mony de Swaan, Mexico’s federal ...

This isn’t academic handwringing. The survey reflects the views of over 500 of the nation’s top political scientists — experts on democracy, authoritarianism, and constitutional structure. Their ...