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The Path to American Authoritarianism

Sven R. Larson June 22, 2024

With one verdict, the United States Supreme Court could make or break the future of the republic.

How Ireland Has Become an Authoritarian State

Seaghán Breathnach April 25, 2024

Ireland has become a one-ideology state, enforced by a media-controlled government.

The Perennial Problem of Russian Political Culture

Filip Mazurczak February 24, 2024

Historian Richard Pipes argued that Russia is firmly rooted in an imperialist and authoritarian tradition.

The Age of Authoritarian Liberalism

Rafael Pinto Borges February 10, 2024

Western liberal regimes mask the processes of societal manipulation by which their power is maintained.

Fiscal Authoritarianism

Sven R. Larson November 16, 2023

When government centralizes control over social benefits, it can easily cross the line from democracy to authoritarianism. These three examples, from Russia, Europe, and America, have too much in common for our own comfort.

Countries Most Exposed to Chinese Influence Include the U.S. and Germany

John Mac Ghlionn March 1, 2023

Beijing knows that it will pay little, if any, price for its meddling. Until this changes, and until countries like the United States and Germany combat this more effectively, then we should expect Chinese influence to grow, not diminish.

The Spy Who Found His Conscience

Will Collins January 20, 2023

Authors Le Carré and Koestler saw through the moral justifications of 20th-century communism. They understood that tallying up lives saved and lost is a bad way to do business, particularly when the “lives saved” column is skewed by those in power.

Spanish Government Tightens Grip on Courts

Bridget Ryder December 14, 2022

The new norms are likely to become law by the end of the year, slipped in as amendments to other proposed changes to the penal code that would eliminate the crime of sedition and lower the legal consequences for misappropriating public funds.

The New Blasphemies

Roger Watson December 5, 2022

For there to be blasphemy there needs to be religion and, in this case, I am referring to the religions of identity politics and climate-change activism. These are not merely religions, however; they are the religions of fanatics.

Viral Democracy: The Pandemic and the True Nature of Our Politics

Christophe Buffin de Chosal May 25, 2022

No totalitarian state can firmly establish itself without identifying its enemies, those who are deemed to be dangerous for both state and society. This time, the scapegoats are the unvaccinated.

Tag: authoritarianism

The Path to American Authoritarianism

How Ireland Has Become an Authoritarian State

The Perennial Problem of Russian Political Culture

The Age of Authoritarian Liberalism

Fiscal Authoritarianism

Countries Most Exposed to Chinese Influence Include the U.S. and Germany

The Spy Who Found His Conscience

Spanish Government Tightens Grip on Courts

The New Blasphemies

Viral Democracy: The Pandemic and the True Nature of Our Politics

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