Working to prevent an Authoritarian-Government Overthrow The most effective way to stop an authoritarian government involves a combination of nonviolent mass mobilization and the strategic defense of democratic institutions and norms. Success often […]

Donald Trump’s Name-Calling is from the Authoritarian Playbook Trying to decide how “presidential” it is to put down other people by name calling and repeatedly using demeaning language, it’s easy […]

Living in a Democracy vs. Living in an Authoritarian Government While democracy promotes freedom, accountability, and innovation, authoritarian governments often restrict personal liberties and concentrate power, leading to potential corruption […]

The Trump Presidency: Predictions Coming True Written shortly after Trump’s January 20, 2025 inauguration, judge for yourself whether these predictions were accurate. As Donald Trump is sworn in again as […]

Political Lies Are Putting Democracy and Human Rights at Risk Political lies are becoming a serious danger to democracy and human rights, both in the United States and around the […]

Should the country spend trillions on tax breaks for the rich, or use that money to support families who are struggling? In the last few years, the U.S. government has […]

Weaponizing the Department of Justice for Revenge? Dangerous Justice and Revenge are not the same thing! There are literally dozens of examples of how the DOJ has been weaponized by […]

Opinion: The GOP’s Habit of Projection—An Example in Action If Donald Trump’s political career and the MAGA movement have accomplished anything of lasting value (and on another day I might […]

The Trump Administration’s War Against American People and Our Democracy For many years, Americans looked at other countries ruled by cruel or corrupt leaders and thought, “That could never happen […]