No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy,” observed Nobel Prize-winning ...

As Donald Trump rushes beyond the bounds of his authority to dismantle the U.S. government, courts are quickly catching up ...

The first month of the second Trump presidency has put the lie to the widespread wisdom that Donald Trump has no ideology and no ideas, only an insatiable thirst for power and money. Trump has shown ...

While this practice seems sensible to donors that wish to punish or discourage autocrats, my findings raise a significant concern: People living in autocratic countries may be left starving when ...

On the one hand, this isn't entirely surprising, as democratic leaders—unlike their autocratic counterparts—have to face the public in national elections, and winning is difficult when people ...