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Nowadays, autocracies are run not by one bad guy, but by sophisticated networks composed of kleptocratic financial structures, security services (military, police, paramilitary groups, surveillance), and professional propagandists. The members of these networks are connected not only within a given country, but among many countries. The corrupt, state-controlled companies in one dictatorship do business with corrupt, state-controlled companies in another.

Source: Autocracy Is Winning – The Atlantic

This article from 2021 comes to mind every once in a while.

How the right treats Kamala Harris explains a lot about the right.

If you do everything right. Republicans will not hold you up as the embodiment of the American Dream, alive and well in the US. They will question why you should have a nice pan and mock your choice in headphones.

Why I don’t trust libertarians when it comes to policing and neither should you.

Some people only know one amendment and they don’t understand consequences.

I think everyone knows that guy. The one says he needs all those guns because he must defend liberty. And while I support an individual right to bare arms, I never actually think that liberty is the reason why that guy wants those guns. I’ve been to gun shows. I’ve fired long guns. I can… Continue reading Some people only know one amendment and they don’t understand consequences.

Republicans love Socialism almost as much as they hate Americans

All the current discussion about Coronavirus bailouts for hotels, hospitality, skittish markets and the energy sector reminded me of this chart from a few weeks back. Trump’s signature domestic policy is a big government socialist wall built on confiscated private property just like Khrushchev built. His signature economic policy is tax payer funded subsidies to… Continue reading Republicans love Socialism almost as much as they hate Americans

Rubio's Statement on the President’s Impeachment Trial is Incoherent Nonsense

If Rubio’s goal was to get voters to vote without knowing what the president did, thereby being unable to hold the president accountable, is there anything Rubio would have to do differently?

I think I know why 70% of Republicans want Bolton to testify.

The gap between GOP voters who want John Bolton to testify (70%) and GOP senators who want witnesses (somewhere between zero and 4/51) can be completely explained once you consider that GOP voters think Trump is innocent because they believe the Fox news version of events and GOP senators know he is guilty because they… Continue reading I think I know why 70% of Republicans want Bolton to testify.

Never Trump Jurassic Park

When looking at a never Trumper, always ask yourself “What side of the containment gate are they?”

Bret Stephens should show the same respect to the man who called him a bedbug that he demands we show to Nazis on campus.

Republican attempts to shut down free speech on campus because his feelings were hurt. None of the free speech concern trolls who stand up for Nazis could be reached for comment.

The National Review will Shiv you in your liberal back in a heartbeat

“If 1998 Bill Clinton ran in the Democratic primary today, he’d be instantaneously labeled a far-right bigot. His support for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Defense of Marriage Act, and “don’t ask, don’t tell” alone would label him as a conservative culture warrior. His crime bill and his views on illegal immigration would render… Continue reading The National Review will Shiv you in your liberal back in a heartbeat