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+0.41 The Price of American Authoritarianism What Can Reverse Democratic Decline? (www.foreignaffairs.com)
11 points by KnuthIsGod 11 hours ago | 0 comments on HN | MODERATE_POSITIVE Editorial · vv3.4 · 2026-02-25
Article Heatmap
Preamble: +0.56 — Preamble P Article 1: +0.43 — Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood 1 Article 2: +0.46 — Non-Discrimination 2 Article 3: ND — Life, Liberty, Security Article 3: No Data — Life, Liberty, Security 3 Article 4: ND — No Slavery Article 4: No Data — No Slavery 4 Article 5: ND — No Torture Article 5: No Data — No Torture 5 Article 6: ND — Legal Personhood Article 6: No Data — Legal Personhood 6 Article 7: ND — Equality Before Law Article 7: No Data — Equality Before Law 7 Article 8: ND — Right to Remedy Article 8: No Data — Right to Remedy 8 Article 9: ND — No Arbitrary Detention Article 9: No Data — No Arbitrary Detention 9 Article 10: ND — Fair Hearing Article 10: No Data — Fair Hearing 10 Article 11: ND — Presumption of Innocence Article 11: No Data — Presumption of Innocence 11 Article 12: +0.21 — Privacy 12 Article 13: ND — Freedom of Movement Article 13: No Data — Freedom of Movement 13 Article 14: ND — Asylum Article 14: No Data — Asylum 14 Article 15: ND — Nationality Article 15: No Data — Nationality 15 Article 16: ND — Marriage & Family Article 16: No Data — Marriage & Family 16 Article 17: ND — Property Article 17: No Data — Property 17 Article 18: ND — Freedom of Thought Article 18: No Data — Freedom of Thought 18 Article 19: +0.42 — Freedom of Expression 19 Article 20: ND — Assembly & Association Article 20: No Data — Assembly & Association 20 Article 21: +0.52 — Political Participation 21 Article 22: +0.24 — Social Security 22 Article 23: ND — Work & Equal Pay Article 23: No Data — Work & Equal Pay 23 Article 24: ND — Rest & Leisure Article 24: No Data — Rest & Leisure 24 Article 25: +0.30 — Standard of Living 25 Article 26: +0.28 — Education 26 Article 27: ND — Cultural Participation Article 27: No Data — Cultural Participation 27 Article 28: +0.43 — Social & International Order 28 Article 29: +0.43 — Duties to Community 29 Article 30: +0.47 — No Destruction of Rights 30
Negative Neutral Positive No Data
Aggregates
Weighted Mean +0.41 Unweighted Mean +0.42
Max +0.65 Article 19 Min +0.21 Article 12
Signal 13 No Data 18
Confidence ND Volatility 0.11 (Low)
Negative 0 Channels E: 0.6 S: 0.4
SETL +0.44 Editorial-dominant
FW Ratio 56% 0 facts · 0 inferences
Evidence: High: 3 Medium: 8 Low: 2 No Data: 18
Theme Radar
Foundation Security Legal Privacy & Movement Personal Expression Economic & Social Cultural Order & Duties Foundation: 0.48 (3 articles) Security: 0.00 (0 articles) Legal: 0.00 (0 articles) Privacy & Movement: 0.21 (1 articles) Personal: 0.00 (0 articles) Expression: 0.47 (2 articles) Economic & Social: 0.27 (2 articles) Cultural: 0.28 (1 articles) Order & Duties: 0.44 (3 articles)
Domain Context Profile
Element Modifier Affects Note
Privacy
Privacy policy not directly observable in provided content; domain uses Google Analytics and tracking scripts.
Terms of Service
Terms of service not observable in truncated content.
Accessibility +0.05
Article 2 Article 21
Content is paywalled (structured limitation), but page includes alt-text capability and semantic HTML structure; modest positive modifier for baseline accessibility infrastructure.
Mission +0.10
Article 19 Article 25
Foreign Affairs is a peer-reviewed journal of record on international affairs and policy; mission to inform public discourse on global politics and human rights supports positive directional lean.
Editorial Code
No explicit editorial code visible; publication is established mainstream outlet with editorial standards.
Ownership
Ownership structure not observable in provided content.
Access Model -0.15
Article 19 Article 25 Article 26
Content is paywalled ('Paywalled' in metadata); restricts access to information and public discourse participation, negative structural signal for information equity.
Ad/Tracking -0.05
Article 12
Google Tag Manager and data layer tracking observed; modest negative modifier for privacy-adjacent concerns.
Score Breakdown
+0.56
Preamble Preamble
High Advocacy Coverage
Editorial
+0.65
Structural
+0.25
SETL
+0.51
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Editorial content addresses authoritarianism and democratic decline directly; advocacy for democratic principles and human dignity. Structural limitation via paywall reduces accessibility. Net moderate positive lean.

+0.43
Article 1 Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood
Medium Coverage
Editorial
+0.50
Structural
+0.15
SETL
+0.42
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Article addresses equality and human dignity through analysis of authoritarianism and democratic decline, but paywall structure limits universal application of the message.

+0.46
Article 2 Non-Discrimination
Medium Advocacy Framing
Editorial
+0.55
Structural
+0.20
SETL
+0.44
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Authoritarianism critique implicitly advocates against discrimination and for equal protection; structural accessibility limitations present.

ND
Article 3 Life, Liberty, Security

Right to life not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 4 No Slavery

Slavery and servitude not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 5 No Torture

Torture and cruel treatment not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 6 Legal Personhood

Right to recognition before law not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 7 Equality Before Law

Equal protection before law not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 8 Right to Remedy

Right to remedy not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 9 No Arbitrary Detention

Arbitrary arrest and detention not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 10 Fair Hearing

Fair trial not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 11 Presumption of Innocence

Presumption of innocence not directly addressed in available content.

+0.21
Article 12 Privacy
Low Practice
Editorial
+0.35
Structural
+0.10
SETL
+0.30
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Article analyzes political interference and authoritarian control, which relates to privacy violations. Structural tracking via Google Analytics and dataLayer present on domain.

ND
Article 13 Freedom of Movement

Freedom of movement not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 14 Asylum

Right to asylum not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 15 Nationality

Right to nationality not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 16 Marriage & Family

Marriage and family not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 17 Property

Right to property not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 18 Freedom of Thought

Freedom of thought, conscience, religion not directly addressed in available content.

+0.42
Article 19 Freedom of Expression
High Advocacy Framing Coverage
Editorial
+0.70
Structural
+0.20
SETL
+0.59
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Article directly engages with freedom of opinion and expression through scholarly analysis of authoritarianism and democratic decline. Strong editorial lean compromised by paywall access restriction.

ND
Article 20 Assembly & Association

Freedom of assembly and association not directly addressed in available content.

+0.52
Article 21 Political Participation
High Advocacy Framing Coverage
Editorial
+0.60
Structural
+0.25
SETL
+0.46
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Article directly addresses democratic participation and governance systems threatened by authoritarianism. Advocacy for democratic institutions and participation.

+0.24
Article 22 Social Security
Medium Coverage
Editorial
+0.45
Structural
+0.15
SETL
+0.37
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Article implicitly engages with social and economic rights through discussion of democratic systems that protect welfare. Paywall limits access to such information.

ND
Article 23 Work & Equal Pay

Right to work and labor protections not directly addressed in available content.

ND
Article 24 Rest & Leisure

Right to rest and leisure not directly addressed in available content.

+0.30
Article 25 Standard of Living
Medium Coverage Framing
Editorial
+0.55
Structural
+0.15
SETL
+0.47
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Article addresses social and economic security through analysis of democratic systems that provide welfare and stability. Paywall restricts information access.

+0.28
Article 26 Education
High Advocacy Coverage Framing
Editorial
+0.60
Structural
+0.15
SETL
+0.52
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Article advocates for education in democratic values and critical thinking necessary to resist authoritarianism. Strong structural limitation via paywall.

ND
Article 27 Cultural Participation

Right to participate in cultural life not directly addressed in available content.

+0.43
Article 28 Social & International Order
Medium Advocacy Coverage
Editorial
+0.50
Structural
+0.15
SETL
+0.42
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Article advocates for social and international order necessary to protect human rights, implicitly supporting the international institutions and frameworks referenced in Article 28.

+0.43
Article 29 Duties to Community
Medium Coverage Framing
Editorial
+0.50
Structural
+0.20
SETL
+0.39
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Article implicitly engages with duty to community through analysis of social contract and democratic governance. Moderate positive lean with some structural limitations.

+0.47
Article 30 No Destruction of Rights
Medium Advocacy Framing
Editorial
+0.55
Structural
+0.20
SETL
+0.44
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Article advocates against authoritarian destruction of human rights and freedoms, supporting interpretation of UDHR as protection against derogation.

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