Democracy
Vox’s coverage of the future of democracy in the US and around the world.
Hungarians ousted Viktor Orbán in an election rigged to favor him. It wasn’t easy.
Hungarians ousted Viktor Orbán in an election rigged to favor him. It wasn’t easy.
Three new reports give some surprising reasons for optimism.
Democrats want fighters. A Texas Senate candidate is focused on faith.
What the defeat of the Lapua Movement in the 1940s can teach the US today.
The latest in Democracy
America has remade itself every few decades. Are we due?
A conversation with the Vox co-founder about his provocative prediction.
What the United States can learn from Poland’s experience with autocracy.
I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.
All Americans live in a “dual state.” Here’s what that means — and how to help others see it.
A federal judge just threatened to hold the agency’s leader in contempt.
From the state of democracy to the chance of a recession, here’s what could happen in 2026.
The president wants new congressional maps in Indiana. Its GOP state senators aren’t so sure.
Jimmy Kimmel was just one round in the ongoing debate over free speech.
Does the case for centrism stand up to scrutiny?
“You do not need to prioritize getting rid of Chuck Schumer.”
New political science research suggests democracy can survive leaders like Trump. But there’s a catch.
Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel, and the end of American democracy.
The past week has revealed Trump’s road map to one-party rule. Will Americans let him follow it?
Chris Van Hollen on a government shutdown, Charlie Kirk, and Zohran Mamdani.
His story about the left and the right doesn’t hold up to the facts.
It’s blue, the feeling the country has.
The central bank is undemocratic — but so is Trump’s attack on it.
Vox is sponsoring the panel “Philosophical Roots of Illiberal Movements,” moderated by Zack Beauchamp.
The strongest defense can be summed up in just two words.
Even other right-wing populists can’t count on Trump’s support.
A political scientist explains “oligarchy” and argues that America has earned that label.
Trump’s power to declare a national emergency is a national emergency.
“Move fast and break things” has no place in government.
American democracy is more resilient than you might think.
The real reason Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos are supporting Trump.
How the Vox politics team is thinking about Trump 2.0.
A cost-of-living crisis and conflict in the Liberal Party mean the resignation’s not a surprise.
Trump told NBC that making the pardons would be one of his day-one priorities.
Republicans are eroding the powers of incoming Democratic officials — again.
Leading Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza tells Vox the world needs to start preparing now for Putin’s fall.
Trump’s second term poses an existential threat to the republic. But there’s still good reason for hope.
Caesar, Trump, and the future of American democracy.
Why a second Trump term is a mortal threat to democracy — though perhaps not in the way you think.
Tech companies are the “absolute monarchs” of our day, according to anti-monopolist Barry Lynn.
The attempt on his life shouldn’t cow his critics.
The debate proved that Donald Trump is still a threat to democracy. How have we lost sight of that?