Young Spaniards are increasingly drawn to the dictator Francisco Franco. So the government is designing apps, games and T-shirts to promote democracy. Young Spaniards are increasingly drawn to the ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Allysia Finley, Mene Ukueberuwa and Kim Strassel. Madison, Wis. On a scale of 1 to 10—1 being Christ, 10 being Hitler—where would we rank ...

In 2026 Nayib Bukele will consolidate his dictatorship. Still only in his early 40s, El Salvador’s president has secured indefinite re-election by rewriting the constitution, having captured the ...

Mr. Corrales is a professor of political science at Amherst College and the author of “Autocracy Rising: How Venezuela Transitioned to Authoritarianism.” For years, observers have been predicting the ...

Hundreds of “No Kings” rallies were held across the United States in October. They could just have easily been called “No Trump” rallies. President Donald Trump wants to be a king, the marchers assure ...

Editor: The Random House College Dictionary defines Dic-ta-tor as 1. a person exercising absolute power, esp. one who assumed absolute control without the free consent of the people. 2. (In Ancient ...

Julius Caesar still casts a long shadow. We have a 12-month calendar — and leap year — thanks to Julius. July is named after him (though the salad isn’t). The words czar and kaiser, now mostly out of ...

Julius Caesar still casts a long shadow. We have a 12-month calendar — and leap year — thanks to Julius. July is named after him (though the salad isn’t). The words “czar” and “kaiser,” now mostly out ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Julius Caesar still casts a long shadow. We have a 12-month calendar — and leap year — thanks to Julius. July is ...

A new poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute has found that a majority of Americans view President Donald Trump as a “dangerous dictator.” The poll found that 56% of voters agree ...

President Trump dropped an F-bomb Friday as he explained why Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro appears willing to give the US a stake in the South American nation’s oil and mineral wealth. “He’s ...