The first time I encountered Peter Thiel’s name was in China, about a decade ago. He was scheduled to give a talk about his ...

Populists win despite delivery: identity politics, grievance, and scapegoating trump economic performance and competence.

The global democratic order is facing a crisis not seen in decades . According to the 2025 Democracy Report from the ...

Democracy should mean the rule of the people. But in modern Britain, democratic will is often subverted by the rule of money.

Countries where democracy is in trouble share a common pattern, and it’s a worrying one for the United States. Credit...Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomás Supported by By Amanda Taub Amanda Taub ...

One correspondent of mine writes that “most Americans did not know who and what they were voting for,” adding that few people would have looked at the 982-page Project 2025, a “daunting document.” I ...

President Biden speaks at a Department of Defense farewell ceremony, at Joint Base Myers-Henderson Hall in Fort Myer, Virginia, January 16, 2025. REUTERS When Donald Trump is sworn in Monday, America ...

When Nepal’s youth rose up without a leader, they broke a century-long cycle of betrayal, and showed where power really lies.

The events of the last few years have confirmed that we are no longer a democracy in the sense that we once thought we were – and I know we’re a republic, but follow along with me. The premise of a ...

According to polling data, 62 percent of Americans favor the government being responsible for the health coverage of all people in the country. Sixty-five percent of Americans polled favored the ...