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Authoritarianism
April 2, 2020
Matt Ford
The Emerging Right-Wing Vision of Constitutional Authoritarianism
Law professor Adrian Vermeule thinks America would be better off without individual liberty. It’s an increasingly popular view among a faction of conservatives.
March 26, 2020
Magazine
Kate Wagner
The Ethical Failures of Modern Architecture
Why do famous architects continue to work with corrupt authoritarians and pernicious corporations?
March 24, 2020
Magazine
Aryeh Neier
The Imitation Games That Authoritarians Play
The subtlest way to undermine democracy is to fake it.
March 20, 2020
Gregory Feifer
Putin Is Perfecting His Authoritarian Model
The Russian president is planning a lifetime tenure—and acting as a beacon for budding autocrats, from Turkmenistan to the Trump White House.
March 5, 2020
Adam Weinstein
It Can Get So Much Worse
Democracy, human rights, and rule of law are losing globally. But if Trump wins reelection, the game may be up.
February 13, 2020
Alex Pareene
Michael Bloomberg’s Polite Authoritarianism
He never hid his callous indifference to civil liberties; too many people just didn't care.
December 5, 2019
Magazine
Kristen Roupenian
The Uneasy Uplift of
The Testaments
Why Margaret Atwood’s sequel lacks the power of "The Handmaid’s Tale"
November 6, 2019
Andrew Lanham
Philip Pullman’s Defense of Free Thought
His new book and “His Dark Materials” on HBO dramatize the difficulty of moral action.
March 25, 2019
Magazine
Sarah Posner
Right Makes Might
Long before Trump came on the scene, key congressional Republicans had been sidling up to nativist and authoritarian leaders across the globe.
January 8, 2019
Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Jair Bolsonaro Is Not the New Trump. He’s Worse.
Brazil's history of military rule makes Bolsonaro more dangerous than the average strongman.
January 23, 2017
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Is Becoming an Authoritarian Leader Before Our Very Eyes
The administration's many lies this weekend should frighten all Americans.
March 23, 2015
Matt Schiavenza
Lee Kuan Yew Created The World's Least-Hated Authoritarian State
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