From Wikipedia:

Authoritarianism is a form of government characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in the rule of law, separation of powers, and democratic voting. Political scientists have created many typologies describing variations of authoritarian forms of government. Authoritarian regimes may be either autocratic or oligarchic in nature and may be based upon the rule of a party or the military.

In an influential 1964 work,^[4] the political scientist Juan Linz defined authoritarianism as possessing four qualities:

1. Limited political pluralism, realized with constraints on the legislature, political parties and interest groups.
2. Political legitimacy based upon appeals to emotion and identification of the regime as a necessary evil to combat “easily recognizable societal problems, such as underdevelopment or insurgency.”
3. Minimal political mobilization, and suppression of anti-regime activities.
4. Ill-defined executive powers, often vague and shifting, which extends the power of the executive.^[5][6]

Minimally defined, an authoritarian government lacks free and competitive direct elections to legislatures, free and competitive direct or indirect elections for executives, or both.^[7] Broadly defined, authoritarian states include countries that lack civil liberties such as freedom of religion, or countries in which the government and the opposition do not alternate in power at least once following free elections.^[8] Authoritarian states might contain nominally democratic institutions such as political parties, legislatures, and elections which are managed to entrench authoritarian rule and can feature fraudulent, non-competitive elections.^[9] Since 1946, the share of authoritarian states in the international political system increased until the mid-1970s but declined from then until the year 2000.^[10]

12/19/21 Reliable Sources Show on CNN, 44-48 mins in, Carl Bernstein, “The real war will be fought for the next 4-5 years”

Canadian professor says the US will be under a ‘right-wing dictator’ by 2030 prepare’ for the ‘collapse of American democracy’s 2025, American democracy could collapse, causing extreme domestic political instability, including widespread civil violence,’ Homer-Dixon, director of the Cascade Institute at Royal Roads University in British Columbia, wrote in the Globe and Mail. Homer Dixon wrote that, as a scholar of violent conflict for more than 40 years, and has written about social breakdown and genocide, the warning signs are obvious. 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10365075/Canadian-professor-says-right-wing-dictator-2030.html

Conspiracy Theorists lack critical thinking skills the more people believe in conspiracy theories, the worse they perform on critical thinking tests, a new study has confirmed. This doesn’t mean that conspiracy theorists are necessarily lacking intelligence, but rather that they lack the skills to objectively analyze and evaluate a situation.https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/2021/07/25/conspiracy-theorists-lack-critical-thinking/?fbclid=IwAR0XKKTloEq79YawrAzDhUu6PUhIq4kiXOGeTIqfcJ2rEzEumUNhy4XO1uM

Republicans plotting to destroy democracy from within/ The GuardianAt hand is a plot to destroy American democracy from within. Its organizers have infiltrated the highest echelons of state and federal government, and have instigated and condoned acts of violence directed against our elected officials.  Republican state lawmakers have in turn weaponized the lies about the 2020 election and the 6 January insurrection to gain control over the local administration of elections. Bad enough is the 33 laws that have been passed in 19 states designed to make it harder for persons of color to vote. But more disturbing still are the Republican party’s radical efforts to purge officials who resisted Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 results and replace them with loyalists who have bought into the big liehttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/17/republicans-plotting-destroy-democracy

Generals Warn Of Divided Military And Possible Civil War In Next U.S. Coup Attempt   https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2024-election-coup-military-participants_n_61bd52f2e4b0bcd2193f3d72

Kamala’s Conundrum: She’s Doing a Great Job But Her Story’s Not Getting Out/ Daily Beast

Few areas reveal her successes and strengths as clearly as to how she has handled her broad foreign policy portfolio. While she has not received credit for much of what she has done in this area, she has been undaunted, working with a methodical intensity that has won admirers around the world and among her closest colleagues.  “Through dozens of meetings, calls, and overseas trips, Vice President Harris has taken on some of the most important challenges our country faces—whether that addresses the root causes of migration, reinforcing global health security, or standing up for the rights of women and girls. As we saw in Paris, she is equally adept at deepening our relationships with our closest allies and partners, as she has done in the Indo-Pacific.”  

She has played the central role in re-establishing a working dialogue with Mexico’s president and with leaders in Central America.  Her efforts at controlling immigration at its sources have directly resulted in the formation of a new anti-corruption task force focused on countries in Central America to ensure aid dollars are not misspent, human smuggling and trafficking task force, a program on women’s empowerment, and funding for housing and business in the Northern Triangle. Just this Monday, she announced over $1.2 billion in U.S. investments in Central America, made in response to her call last spring for U.S. companies to help stimulate economic growth there as a way of helping to stem the tide of migration at its sources.

Said one senior Mexican foreign ministry official, “Her result-oriented focus has made a big difference.”https://www.thedailybeast.com/kamala-harris-conundrum-shes-doing-a-great-job-but-her-storys-not-getting-out

From Wikipedia:

Authoritarianism is a form of government characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in the rule of law, separation of powers, and democratic voting. Political scientists have created many typologies describing variations of authoritarian forms of government. Authoritarian regimes may be either autocratic or oligarchic in nature and may be based upon the rule of a party or the military.

In an influential 1964 work,^[4] the political scientist Juan Linz defined authoritarianism as possessing four qualities:

1. Limited political pluralism, realized with constraints on the legislature, political parties and interest groups.
2. Political legitimacy based upon appeals to emotion and identification of the regime as a necessary evil to combat “easily recognizable societal problems, such as underdevelopment or insurgency.”
3. Minimal political mobilization, and suppression of anti-regime activities.
4. Ill-defined executive powers, often vague and shifting, which extends the power of the executive.^[5][6]

Minimally defined, an authoritarian government lacks free and competitive direct elections to legislatures, free and competitive direct or indirect elections for executives, or both.^[7] Broadly defined, authoritarian states include countries that lack civil liberties such as freedom of religion, or countries in which the government and the opposition do not alternate in power at least once following free elections.^[8] Authoritarian states might contain nominally democratic institutions such as political parties, legislatures, and elections which are managed to entrench authoritarian rule and can feature fraudulent, non-competitive elections.^[9] Since 1946, the share of authoritarian states in the international political system increased until the mid-1970s but declined from then until the year 2000.^[10]

12/19/21 Reliable Sources Show on CNN, 44-48 mins in, Carl Bernstein, “The real war will be fought for the next 4-5 years”

Canadian professor says the US will be under a ‘right-wing dictator’ by 2030 prepare’ for the ‘collapse of American democracy’s 2025, American democracy could collapse, causing extreme domestic political instability, including widespread civil violence,’ Homer-Dixon, director of the Cascade Institute at Royal Roads University in British Columbia, wrote in the Globe and Mail. Homer Dixon wrote that, as a scholar of violent conflict for more than 40 years, and has written about social breakdown and genocide, the warning signs are obvious. 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10365075/Canadian-professor-says-right-wing-dictator-2030.html

Conspiracy Theorists lack critical thinking skills the more people believe in conspiracy theories, the worse they perform on critical thinking tests, a new study has confirmed. This doesn’t mean that conspiracy theorists are necessarily lacking intelligence, but rather that they lack the skills to objectively analyze and evaluate a situation.https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/2021/07/25/conspiracy-theorists-lack-critical-thinking/?fbclid=IwAR0XKKTloEq79YawrAzDhUu6PUhIq4kiXOGeTIqfcJ2rEzEumUNhy4XO1uM

Republicans plotting to destroy democracy from within/ The GuardianAt hand is a plot to destroy American democracy from within. Its organizers have infiltrated the highest echelons of state and federal government, and have instigated and condoned acts of violence directed against our elected officials.  Republican state lawmakers have in turn weaponized the lies about the 2020 election and the 6 January insurrection to gain control over the local administration of elections. Bad enough is the 33 laws that have been passed in 19 states designed to make it harder for persons of color to vote. But more disturbing still are the Republican party’s radical efforts to purge officials who resisted Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 results and replace them with loyalists who have bought into the big lie

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/17/republicans-plotting-destroy-democracy