Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt explained “How Democracies Die.” Then they decided to look even deeper.

The pugilistic anti-tax group is feuding with the GOP’s most powerful figure—and getting pummeled.

His incoherent attacks on critical race theory are only one part of a much larger plan for counterrevolution.

New Hampshire is tailor-made for Trump’s opponents—but they’re blowing their best chance to stop him.

They’re both boring. They’re both pious. They both have glasses. Can you tell them apart?

As conservative states wage total culture war, college-educated workers—physicians, teachers, professors, and more—are packing their bags.

Milwaukee’s sizable Black population is supposed to help put Biden over the top—but people there aren’t as put off by Trump as white liberals would hope.

Kristoffer Borgli’s surreal comedy probes the benefits and horrors of instant fame.

The new FX show captures fear and confinement better than any on-the-nose pandemic drama.

The Chicago school ruled supreme over economics—until recently.

How the prime minister subverts Israel’s best aspirations

“The Young Man” is more than the story of an affair. It’s an intense re-examination of the past.

What links his election denial and his anti-gay policies is his belief that he’s a member of a persecuted minority.

From conservation to importing water from the Pacific, Democrats say they have all the answers to historic drought. The one thing no one wants to talk about: stopping the sprawl.

The New York City mayor’s fearmongering on crime and immigration is hurting his party.

The American Principles Project has lost election after election but its influence in the GOP is still growing.

How the gun became a cultural icon—and unmade America