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Democratic Backsliding
Our minds crave simple, linear narratives. But society rarely follows a straight line.
As democracy recedes and fascism rises in the USA and around the world in 2025, history provides a lesson in how science can fight fascism.
Modern autocracies operate "not like a bloc but rather like an agglomeration of companies," says journalist and historian Anne Applebaum.
The U.S. ranked 59th worldwide.
How much do citizens really value free elections?
The state of global democracy is relatively strong — but there are clear signs of recent erosion.
Democracy is in decline, regardless of how we measure it.
For a time, Francis Fukuyama looked like a prophet.
As the demonstrations grew, so did the internet service disruptions.