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Losing democracy once can make it harder to restore it, even after a democratic government returns to power. University of Birmingham professor Nic Cheeseman analyzed three decades of data.

What does it mean to have faith, and where do our moral codes come from? Scott Carter of 'Ye Gods' podcast tries to tackle these big questions.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Israeli intelligence official Sima Shine about tensions in Iran and what they could mean for the future of the regime.

The president said this week that the value of the dollar is "great" despite a sharp tumble since last year. That may be true for certain parts of the economy — but not others.

Critics say U.S. Agency for Global Media's Kari Lake risks making Voice of America sound like a propaganda outlet in her remarks on the air praising President Trump.

With a song from 1759 as a mile marker, pianist Lara Downes and historian Jill Lepore examine what this land was like just before it became the United States.

The capture of Nicolás Maduro has fueled questions about the future of U.S. policy in Venezuela. For Secretary of State Marco Rubio, it was part of a years-long push for change in South America.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team's new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man.

In West Africa, tiny Benin is riding a coastal building boom — but beneath the cranes and construction, new inequalities are taking hold.

Chef Elle Simone Scott was the first Black cast member of the PBS show "America's Test Kitchen" and used her influence to help other women chefs of color.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with journalist and author Danny Funt about his new book, "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling."

The couple chronicled their journey in a four-part series for The Boston Globe, meeting amazing people and taking breathtaking pictures.