CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Depending on Donald Trump’s actual actions, Tuesday displayed the dichotomy of potentially being the start of American autocracy with a great display of American democracy ...

Autocracy is on the march, and we now have a government in the United States that has thrown in its lot with the autocrats, which has made a choice to support those who wage war, not peace.

In an autocracy there is no safety: deals struck with power undermine credibility, only to be revoked at whim. Under such conditions, cultural leaders can stand by their principles, and the values ...