All this is fiction. Long is probably the closest we have come to a true American dictator, but he was assassinated in 1935 before an anticipated presidential run in the 1936 race.

Never before in American history, not even in wartime, has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of ...

Public Perceptions of an All-Powerful President "American presidents are often blamed—and take credit for—things outside of their control," YouGov reports in an end-of-August poll. "While the ...

We don’t call Abraham Lincoln “American dictator” because he suspended habeas corpus during the Civil War. But what about the thugs, ...

Therefore, by frequently calling Xi Jinping a dictator, Biden appears tough on China to the American public and simultaneously flatters its leader. Biden’s calling Xi a dictator is a disguise ...

To state it another way, Americans don’t always like what government does, but they overwhelmingly support the American system of government. They want to improve it, not destroy it. Enter Donald ...

Meet the man who has been advocating to replace American democracy with an all-powerful monarchy — and who has the ear of some of the most important people in Washington and Silicon Valley.

But doing so requires overcoming the widespread desire for an American dictator. When it comes to presidential politics, voters are often their own worst enemies.