This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American There is a new incumbent in the White House, ...

Just this week, using a “security justifies all” narrative, the Trump administration took over Washington, D.C.’s police department and mobilized National Guard troops, portraying the city as overrun ...

It doesn't take a conspiracy to dismantle democracy - just concentrated wealth and time. Across the globe, but especially in the United States, the ultra-wealthy have learned to bend democratic ...

Public dissatisfaction with democracy continues to outweigh satisfaction across 12 high-income countries that Pew Research Center has surveyed consistently since 2017. Across that set of countries – ...

Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. Few communities in America prospered as much as Texarkana during President Joe Biden’s four ...