Historically, there has been the proverbial argument about whether the United States is a democracy or republic. The answer is the United States is both. But that question pales in comparison to the ...

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 ...

Countries that slide from democracy toward autocracy tend to follow similar patterns. To measure what is happening in the United States, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of ...

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., while recently discussing the Democrats’ brand crisis, told Politico that the party ought to avoid using the term “oligarchy” because it doesn’t resonate outside coastal ...