Big Money, Small Towns: How
Outside Cash is Rewriting
Local Democracy
POLITICAL POWER · CAMPAIGNS
March 18, 2025
Local elections across the
United States increasingly face
the influence of outside money,
reshaping local democracy…
The Story
How to Become a Dictator –
Step 8: Divide and Conquer
POLITICAL POWER · IMMIGRATION · REPUBLICANS
March 17, 2025
Authoritarian leaders use
divide-and-conquer tactics to
fracture societies by
exploiting racial, economic…
The Return of the “Enemy of
the People”
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · MAGA
March 15, 2025
Since his second term began in
January 2025, Donald Trump has
implemented a media strategy…
It’s Day 53
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
March 14, 2025
On Day 53 of Donald Trump’s
second presidential term, rapid
executive actions have raised
concerns about democratic.
How to Become a Dictator -
Step 7: The Cult of
Personality
POLITICAL POWER · MAGA · LAW AND COURTS
March 13, 2025
The final stage in
consolidating dictatorial power
involves cultivating a
personality cult that merges…
How to Become a Dictator –
Step 6: Change the Rules
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
March 12, 2025
In early 2025, President Trump
initiated a series of executive
actions under Project 2025…
How to Become a Dictator -
Step 5
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS · MAGA
March 11, 2025
Step Five in the rise of
dictatorship involves
eliminating opposition through…
Trump’s War on Foreign VATs:
Unfair or Just Different?
TAXES · TRADE · PUBLIC FINANCE
March 10, 2025
President Trump has criticized
foreign value-added tax (VAT)
systems, arguing they
disadvantage American exporters…
Heather Cox Richardson’s
latest analysis, published
this morning, provides…
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
March 9, 2025
Heather Cox Richardson’s
analysis examines the Trump
administration’s extensive
restructuring of federal
agencies, highlighting risks to
public.