How do relatively functional democracies backslide into autocracy, and what can be done to reverse this? This is the second of what I originally planned as a two-part series, which I now intend to ...

What can psychology teach us about the historic tensions between autocracy and democracy this July 4th? Hint: Autocratic relationships are more power play than love.

According to a March 2025 report by the V-Dem Institute of Sweden, 72% of the world’s population lives in an autocracy (up from less than half of people just 20 years ago). The report warns that ...

This Is What Autocracy Looks Like. June 9, 2025. Credit... Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Listen to this article · 7:02 min Learn more. Share full article. 2.2k. By Michelle Goldberg. Opinion Columnist.

Turkey’s People Are Resisting Autocracy. They Deserve More Than Silence. April 27, 2025. Credit... Illustration by Rebecca Chew/The New York Times. Listen to this article · 7:03 min Learn more.