Most brutal dictators in history, ranked by their staggering death counts ...

Dictators rarely seize power overnight; they rise during times of crisis when people are frightened, angry, or desperate for ...

Some Western leaders envy dictators’ powers. President Donald Trump said, when North Korea’s Kim Jong-un speaks, “his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.” President Barack ...

In his United Nations General Assembly address on Tuesday, President Joe Biden touted the positive possibilities that stand to be unlocked as artificial intelligence tools are improved. But he also ...

Almost exactly a century ago, Benito Mussolini seized power in Italy and Joseph Stalin took control of the Soviet Union. These events marked the origins of fascist and communist totalitarianism, which ...

But he had one last card to play: a sit-down interview with a major American journalist. The competition was fierce: Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, and Barbara Walters were all circling. Rather had spent ...

Vice President Kamala Harris said Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump "wants to be an autocrat" as she accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago. Trump "admires dictators, ...

There are no good dictators. But some are better than others. The best dictators permit freedom of expression, rule of law and economic growth, creating a democratic-minded middle class that ...

When we think of dictators, often the image that comes to mind is of a lone strongman, whose main concern is holding power within his own borders. But Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum ...