Polarisation is problematic as it is linked to “democratic backsliding” – the use of underhand tactics in political processes ...

The 19th-century Whigs present an appealing prototype for moderate Democrats seeking a way out of their paralysis and for Republicans impatient with, or horrified by, the Trump ascendancy.

Trump’s wanton attacks on institutions and individuals have a specific purpose.

“This is exactly what the American Revolution was fought to prevent,” said Wilentz, author of “ The Rise of American Democracy.” But to some lawmakers, Trump is a figure worth deifying ...

-- Sean Wilentz, Princeton University, Bancroft Prize-winning author of The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln ...

The death of the personality of liberal democracy and the rise of greedy, asocial strongmen pose a threat not only to national political systems but also to globalization.

Joining us is Sean Wilentz, the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History at Princeton University. His books include The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln; The Age of Reagan ...

‘A Tragic Element to Biden’s Presidency’ By Sean Wilentz Sean Wilentz teaches at Princeton and is the author of several books, including The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln.

As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office on Monday, historian Sean Wilentz offers a sobering assessment of how the incoming administration will wield its authority. The author of The Rise ...

It has been co-authored by eight historians—Kai Bird, Sidney Blumenthal, Ken Burns (best known as a documentarist), Ron Chernow, Beverly Gage, Eddie Glaude, Jon Meacham and Sean Wilentz—and co ...

To conclude my Friday column on the stakes of the 2024 presidential election, I quoted a passage from Sean Wilentz’s 2005 book on the rise of American democracy. Here’s the passage, which I ...

“Democracy is never a gift bestowed by benevolent, farseeing rulers who seek to reinforce their own legitimacy,” the historian Sean Wilentz writes in “ The Rise of American Democracy ...