List of Authoritarianism articles
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zimbabwe-crop The Do’s And Don’t’s of Planning Birthday Parties: Robert Mugabe Edition
Who better to guide your birthday party planning than nonagenarian African autocrats?
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Kristen Stewart" Episode 1717 -- Pictured: (l-r) Alec Baldwin as President Donald J. Trump, Mikey Day as advisor Steve Bannon during the Oval Office Cold Open on February 4th, 2017 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC) Laughing All the Way to Autocracy
Jokes can stop a society’s slide into dictatorship — but not if they focus on the vanities and quirks of the would-be dictators.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fidel Was Hell
The longest-ruling dictator of the 20th century was a radical bent on transformational, alternative global development. Ironically, he left his country conservative, impoverished, and isolated.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Will History Absolve Fidel Castro?
The legacy of Cuba’s socialist revolution is still very much in doubt.
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US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump visits the model of the Oval Office at the Gerald Ford Presidential Musuem in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 30, 2016. / AFP / Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) 10 Ways to Tell if Your President Is a Dictator
Just because the United States is a democracy now, it doesn’t mean it will stay that way.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Young Liberals of the Former Eastern Bloc on Trump: ‘We’ve Been There, Done That’
Many young liberals in the United States are calling Trump's election the rise of authoritarianism. But what do their counterparts in the former Eastern Bloc have to say?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turks for Trump
A surprising number of pro-Erdogan commentators are looking to "Make America Great Again."
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dictators Everywhere Are Stumping for Trump
From Cambodia to Zimbabwe to North Korea, the Republican nominee has cornered the authoritarian autocrat demographic.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congo’s President Is Preparing for War Against His Own People
Joseph Kabila isn’t preparing for new elections to pick a successor. He’s steeling himself for massive popular unrest by stocking up on riot gear and water cannons.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Islam Karimov and the Dictator’s Playbook
The tyrant of Uzbekistan assassinated his enemies, jailed anyone who spoke against him, and crushed human rights. Why did America so willingly look the other way?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 North Korea Rolls Out Its Own Authoritarian-Style Netflix
North Korea has a new video streaming service for viewers to surf TV channels or re-watch documentaries about the country's leaders.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Emperor Modi Ended the Gandhi Dynasty
India managed to overthrow its founding family — but replaced it with a new form of personality cult.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is South Korea Regressing Into a Dictatorship?
President Park Geun-hye is squelching protests, suing journalists, and jailing opposition politicians.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless
The family of Cambodian dictator Hun Sen sits on at least $200 million. But it might not save them from populist anger.
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