Analysis: Assad was a brutal dictator. Will Syria’s new leaders be any better?
WASHINGTON — The stunning overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad by Islamist rebels half a century after his family took power raises an old question when…
Column: Hitler-splaining. F-Bombs. Fake headlines. An election week in the media like no other
The Republican candidate for president uses crude language at rallies. Vulgarisms on the campaign trail. Off-color remarks in town halls. The media has deployed every…
Trump has raised the temperature, but do both sides need to cool it?
WASHINGTON — Robert A. Pape, a political scientist who studies political violence, has little doubt that former President Trump has made more incendiary comments than Vice…
Is Donald Trump really serious about being a dictator?
One of the pleasures of last week’s presidential debate was watching Vice President Kamala Harris deftly filet former President Trump over his affinity for dictators…
Remembering the ‘Stronismo’: How ghost of a brutal dictator haunts Paraguay | Politics
Marina Kue, Curuguaty, Paraguay – A lonely dirt road leads to Marina Kue in eastern Paraguay; 2,000 hectares of arable land forever marked as a…
David Walliams’ 11-year-old son reckons his dad looks exactly like a notorious dictator
COMIC David Walliams’ 11-year-old son reckons the funnyman is a dead ringer for North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. The former Little Britain star, 52,…
Modi’s elections or Dictator Aladeen’s Olympics? | India Election 2024
There is a famous scene in Sasha Baron Cohen’s 2012 comedy “Dictator”. Dictator Aladeen participates in a 100-metre race that is part of the Olympic…
Trump Can’t Be Dictator on ‘Day One’ — Or in a Second Term. Here’s Why.
The Judiciary Courts are necessary to wage culture wars and create a climate of fear among dissidents — the sine quo non for a dictatorship.…