A survey of more than 500 political scientists found that they believe the United States is headed towards authoritarian rule ...

Every once in a while, the president has a day — a single, 24-hour period — in which his authoritarian vision comes into ...

While there are continued disputes about the compatibility of Islam and democracy, many Muslim-majority democracies exist.

Take away the right of habeas corpus for any reason short of an invasion of America that would supplant the Stars and Stripes with the flag of an invading nation and we will be sacrificing the ...

For those whose way of life feels threatened, the death of democracy in favor of authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and even fascism seems like a small price to pay in the hopes of getting it back.

In the US government, "checks and balances" refers to the system where each branch (legislative, executive, and judicial) has the power to limit the actions of the other two, preventing ...

Under competitive authoritarianism, and even under fully autocratic totalitarianism, ruling leaders often carry a lot of support from the mass public.

That said, while one can fairly characterize Nicaragua as a totalitarian state, it is still somewhat short of the “ideal-type” totalitarianism exemplified by Maoist China or today’s North Korea.

Nevertheless, many professors I worked with deeply admire authoritarianism. ... Jameson interprets Marx the same way Marx's most vociferous enemies interpret him: as a totalitarian.

Nevertheless, many professors I worked with deeply admire authoritarianism. Nothing better illustrates this point than the reception of the late literary theorist Frederic Jameson, who Jacobin ...