The president's authoritarian response to a video posted by six members of Congress, who he says "should be arrested and put on trial," validates their concerns.
Michael McFaul's new book feels like it was written in 2015, not 2025.
Trump’s presidency may have amplified executive power, but unless lawmakers roll back those powers—and the bloated government behind them—the next administration will do the same.
Authoritarian pandemic policy made the world poorer and less free.
When conservatives reject constitutional limits on executive power and foment civil conflict, what exactly are they conserving?
It’s about an authoritarian government, not the demands of capitalism.
Shows of force and mass deportations play well to the base, but they’re falling flat with the public.
From Apocalypse Now memes to a re-named War Department, the second Trump administration is in love with authoritarian aesthetics.
Today’s MAGA intellectuals rail against COVID restrictions, but in 2020 many cheered them on—or demanded even harsher crackdowns.
Perónism: the one import that Trump likes.
If a Democratic president tried to so directly politicize an independent agency, Republicans would be screaming about the coming tyranny.
Offended Freedom categorizes perfectly understandable anger at government overreach as inherently "authoritarian."
The coalition’s national press coordinator says, “We’re all dedicated to championing the cause of nonviolence—not just because it’s moral, but because it’s more effective.”
Even if the president was joking in both cases, he already has used his powers to punish people whose views offend him.
Since retaking power, the Taliban has banned certain music, barred women from parks, and now outlawed chess. Authoritarians don’t just crush dissent—they criminalize joy.
Vance says "you've gotta let these people make decisions on their own." He should try that approach more generally.
"Just go to North Korea for 10 days and you'll know how bad it is," says Charles Ryu.
The Danger Zone co-author joins the show to discuss China's peaking power, and why that actually makes them more dangerous.
In Max's Dune: Prophecy, even the power to predict others' actions can't tame the chaos of free will.
The American citizen had been sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony for treason.
Débora Albuquerque scrawled “You lost, dude” on a statue. Now she’s being treated like a national security threat.
Two new books dissect the "constitutional sheriffs" movement, which seeks to nullify laws adherents see as unconstitutional.
Politicians who’ve dropped the ball inevitably see the solution as reducing people's freedom.
President Daniel Ortega's crackdown on religion is part of a broader attack on civil liberties.
President-elect Edmundo González has vowed to challenge Maduro's grip on power.
President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to go down a path trodden by past South Korean military dictators. The Korean people wouldn’t let him.
Ksenia Karelina was prosecuted as part of a larger “treason” crackdown that is unprecedented even by Russia’s illiberal standards.
In his second term, the former and future president will have more freedom to follow his worst instincts.
The vice presidential hopeful displayed his dishonesty on Joe Rogan's podcast last week.
Trump criticized Liz Cheney's interventionism. He did not say she should "go before a firing squad."
China's crackdown on costumes is a reminder that the holiday is about freedom.
The Republican presidential candidate’s views do not reflect any unifying principle other than self-interest.
Despite his cluelessness, the former president's inclination to punish constitutionally protected speech reflects his authoritarian disregard for civil liberties.
Three American economists win Nobel Economics Prize for showing how free markets and democratic governance engender prosperity.
The former president's authoritarian tendencies are alarming enough without inventing new outrages.
The U.N. has documented killings, forced disappearances, and torture.
His famous erudition was attached to his nightmare politics.
"Either I signed or I would face consequences," Edmundo González said.
Contrary to public desires, the presidency should be far less powerful.
The former president's attempts to put a positive spin on the term are consistent with his alarmingly authoritarian instincts.
This latest stunt is nothing more than an attempted distraction from the country's deepening political and economic crises.
Last week’s sedition conviction is yet another step backward for press freedom.
The arrest warrant against Edmundo González, the recognized winner of the contested Venezuelan election, only fuels the opposition's resolve against the regime.
The Ohio senator doesn't want to limit government power. He wants to use it against his political enemies.
María Oropeza's arrest during a livestream highlights the dangers faced by opposition leaders in Venezuela and the regime's relentless efforts to silence dissent.
Needing permission to travel hands a dangerous tool to authoritarians.
Authoritarian states increasingly resort to this tactic. Immigration restrictions enacted by liberal democracies exacerbate the problem.
Democrats campaigning both on their pandemic record and minding your own damn business: Pick one.
