Authoritarianism

Is Leftist Authoritarianism A Thing Or Not?

Philip H November 22, 2021

So is the left in America authoritarian? Does it contain authoritarian elements? Am I just in my...

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The Sad Saga of Pussy Riot Continues

Christopher Carr November 8, 2013

via Anna Nemtsova at the Daily Beast

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Arsenal of Authoritarianism

Will January 20, 2010

The top 10 technologies for tyranny. I’m vaguely mortified that my favorite childhood game – Civilization II...

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Exporting Authoritarianism

Will January 4, 2010

I wish I was as sanguine about the future of authoritarianism as Anne Applebaum, who breezily predicts...

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Against Techno-Utopianism

Will December 31, 2009

A necessary dose of reality from Evgeny Morozov on Twitter, technology, and authoritarianism.

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LeeEsq in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025I am not remembering this from the first Trump administration at all. I suppose it has to do somethi…
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David TC in reply to Jaybird on From New York Magazine’s Intelligencer: Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through CollegeI don't think that Griggs v. Duke Power Co says what you think it says. Or, alternately, you think r…
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