Democratic Leadership Is More Effective for Some Tasks Although Lewin’s studies were with children, (with obvious drawbacks to interpreting the results in the workplace), the conceptual distinction ...

Such a decision will “destroy the structure of government” and remove one of the remaining roadblocks to the president’s ...

In her latest book “The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies,” political scientist Susan C. Stokes traces the recent erosion of democracies around the world, including the United ...

The first and most crippling casualty of autocratic rule is the replacement of truth with propaganda. Authoritarians gain ...

Readers respond to a Times editorial detailing the country’s slide toward autocracy. To the Editor: Re “Are We Losing Our Democracy?” (editorial, Nov. 2): The editorial board’s sweeping catalog of the ...

A new Biden administration autopsy, based on internal assessments from many government insiders, has crystal clear lessons for the future. As President Trump’s consolidation of autocratic power gains ...

Donald Trump's attempt to transform the country has hit a serious roadblock as he faces rising disapproval numbers, growing ...

Rescuers and volunteers clean up the rubble and search victims after Russian missile hit the country's main children hospital Okhmadit during massive missile attack on many Ukrainian cities in Kyiv, ...

The deterioration of democracy is part of a trend that is global and pervasive. Approximately a third of the world population now lives under authoritarian rule. At the end of 2023, there were 18 ...

There has been much talk about democracy lately. When we think about democracy’s origins, we automatically point to our 18th-century founding fathers. Yet more than a century before, Adriaen van der ...