And yet, as Marcel Dirsus shows in How Tyrants Fall, there are still ways of bringing them down. Dirsus draws on a global range of examples to illustrate the extreme lengths to which dictators must go ...

America, we are repeatedly warned, teeters on the edge of tyranny under Donald Trump. Commentators point to the 47th president’s populist rhetoric, plans to purge the civil service, reliance on ...

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Social media can support or undermine democracy — it comes down to how it’s designed Platform design is a silent pilot steering human behavior. By Lisa Schirch July 7, 2025, 12:37 p.m.

New poll finds that 90% of Californians believe American democracy is under attack or being tested. The concerns cross party lines.

About the good or bad of democracy, Hamid is clear about his mixed, and constantly evolving feelings. The bet here is that in 2025 he’s of a different mind than he was upon publication in 2022.

I’m a political scientist who researches aspects of technology that support democracy and social cohesion, and I’ve observed how the design of social media platforms affects them.

We need to acknowledge and break the cycle of polarising social media content, fear and populism undermining democracy. You can make a difference by following three simple steps.