When my university, Columbia, recently capitulated to President Donald Trump’s $400 million ultimatum, I felt a creeping ...

Leaders with unchecked power can reward or punish companies at their whim, creating an uneven playing field and leading to ...

It has become quite clear that the co-equal balance of power, of our three branches of government, is under attack by our recently elected President. The Legislative Branch (at least ...

Russia was still reeling from the humiliation ... and 41 percent said that their own finances have taken a hit. Read: Autocracy crushed my alma mater. Then I got to Columbia.

Gessen wrote a book about what lessons Americans could learn from countries like Russia and Hungary. The book, called “Surviving Autocracy,” draws on Gessen’s own experiences growing up in ...

Two letter writers call out the Trump administration for it's attempts to silence critics and muzzle the free press in America.

He is currently writing a book about his seven years living in Russia—including more than a year in prison on fabricated espionage charges—and the country's slide toward autocracy. Before ...