Historically, there has been the proverbial argument about whether the United States is a democracy or republic. The answer is the United States is both. But that question pales in comparison to the ...

The author believes many Americans fail to recognize the dangers posed by former President Donald Trump's actions. The author criticizes the Republican Congress for not taking action to address the ...

People argue about whether we are already in an autocracy or close to it. Either way, we are experiencing chaos and crisis. Case in point, the current situation with President Donald Trump’s ...

Editor: Some people think we’re headed toward an autocratic form of government, unless our institutions take steps to curb the Trump administration’s dictatorial tendencies. Not a full-on dictatorship ...

The United States government has three co-equal branches: The legislative branch makes laws, the judicial branch ensures they’re constitutional, and the executive branch enforces them. The media — ...

As the United States increasingly leans toward authoritarianism, two local residents recount their time living under ...

President Donald Trump provided an affirmation for the protesters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. And Trump condemned those who began protesting in Los Angeles on June 6, 2025. It’s hypocrisy and ...

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams suggested the U.S. was on its way to becoming an autocracy on Monday, laying out a 10-step framework and urged viewers, "do not let the propaganda ...

As a licensed clinical nurse specialist who earned my graduate degree in nursing instead of law, it would be foolish of me to expound publicly about the law or legal matters. Kevin Roche, in his March ...

To the editor: We are one Supreme Court decision away from finalizing America's transition into a full-blown autocratic dictatorship. That end result is independent of whether this radically partisan ...

It is absolutely frightening how our democratic republic is hurtling towards autocracy! It is, in this writer's opinion, criminal and traitorous the way the feckless Republican Congress sits idly by ...