The California governor blasted Trump amid the president’s deployment of National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area.

But is that really what’s going on here? Or is calling the current political climate “authoritarian” simply a case of liberals being melodramatic? Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a professor of history and ...

Authoritarian leaders seek to break bonds of solidarity among those they govern, replacing them with intimidation and hostility. Former President Trump, who aspires to join their ranks ...

Societies seem to thrive when there’s a balanced mix of folks who monitor the boundaries and guard against the strange and unfamiliar, and others who seek out novelty and variety. The United ...

He has turned free-wheeling Florida into a place of repression and intolerance, adopting Trump’s authoritarian sympathies and attitudes and then taking them further in his pursuit of the presidency.