Ghiat, a professor of history and expert on fascism, authoritarianism, propaganda, and democracy protection at NYU, shares her expertise.

It didn’t happen in some shadowy back alley or under the cover of night. It happened in broad daylight — in the heart of an ...

Other countries have watched their democracies slip away gradually, without tanks in the streets. That may be where we’re ...

A new letter to Scott Bessent accuses President Donald Trump of usurping the authority of Congress and U.S. courts since ...

The rise of autocracy has become a defining challenge for modern democracies. Autocracy in the 21st century is an interconnected global phenomenon. What does it mean? It means autocracy doesn't ...

I was reminded of such instances of “extraordinary rendition” in the Bush-Cheney era when I read about the Trump ...

With a direct tax, you pay the tax to the entity that imposed it. Examples include income tax, real property tax, personal property tax, and taxes on assets, all of which are paid by an individual ...

Cambodia, once a nation of hope and resilience, is now rapidly sliding into an entrenched autocracy under Hun Manet ... a historic opportunity to lead by example, to stand firmly for democratic ...

That’s why the rover is collecting rocks and carefully preserving them in sample tubes that NASA hopes to collect within the next decade to bring back to Earth. Perseverance isn't the only rover ...

This would formally meet the demands for the early elections, but in reality, given the effective ban on the opposition parties and media, it could allow the GD to gain a constitutional majority and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... COMMENTARY Costa Rica is a longstanding democratic model in the hemisphere — but is its controversial president poised to adopt the dictatorial methods ...

She said the agency mishandled a drug sample that led to her termination and has asked the state inspector general's office to investigate. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) ALBANY — A former state ...