His direct threat to try to end or suspend the Constitution was largely a one-off. But the 2024 campaign was thick with his ...

In 2016, we could all pretend that Trump was an aberration. Not this time. People knew exactly what they were voting for.

OPINION: How a violent insurrection, a fake slate of electors and a right-wing “stop-the-steal” movement overturned an ...

American democracy simply wasn’t set up to “deal with an aspiring autocrat,” especially with a willing electorate.

Looking at constituencies or issues misses the big point. On Tuesday, nihilism was on display, even a death wish, in a society wrought by cynicism.

By conceding, Harris demonstrated the grace and respect for democratic norms that citizens expect of their leader. This is in ...

Everyone who realizes with proper alarm that Trump’s reëlection is a deeply dangerous moment in American life must think hard ...

Arizona's 2024 election might be disappointing for many. But it was quiet and methodical, and that offers at least a little ...

But it did prove that democracy — messy and frustrating as it is — can still function. If that doesn’t give you a modicum of hope, well, I don’t know what will.

Benjamin Franklin said that America was “a republic, if you can keep it”. He might be surprised to know that, in the end, it just gave democracy away.

The Empire State Building lit up red for Donald Trump overnight as he won the key swing states of North Carolina and Georgia — sparking a frenzied outcry from Democrats who bemoaned the New York ...