Augusto Pinochet’s perceived enemies were drugged, hooded, and tossed into the sea by helicopter. Some of Trump’s fans—including a GOP congressman—find that worthy of praise, or at least humor.

Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt explained “How Democracies Die.” Then they decided to look even deeper.

Chile’s president was in Washington over the weekend to mark a grim anniversary as some in Congress are still asking questions about the U.S. role in the 1973 coup.

Chicago economists had free rein in Chile. The country is still recovering.

The similarities between Trump and strongmen from Mussolini to Bolsonaro are impossible to ignore.

Three fascism scholars explain why the term remains taboo in American culture—and how that must change.

Two artists use painstaking techniques to take on a dark episode in Chilean history.

Brazil's history of military rule makes Bolsonaro more dangerous than the average strongman.

A corruption trial in Brooklyn reveals the deep connections between the old dictatorships of Latin America and soccer’s global governing body.

Under Obama, the U.S. handed over scores of damning historical documents to allies. But such outreach requires a deft, sensitive hand.

A right-wing economist’s plan to rig democracy for the rich.

The Chilean general ordered an assassination on American soil, and the conservative magazine came to his defense