#Authoritarianism

Tom Nichols

RadioFreeTom

If this piece is supposed to be a good defense of liberalism, liberalism is doomed.It gets so much wrong, in so many ways. Let me count them, starting with the

Lyall Taylor

LT3000Lyall

A lot of people are confused about China's economic model. Is it socialist/communist or capitalist? The answer is that it is a hybrid that doesn't comport easily with the simplistic

David A. Bell

DavidAvromBell

Men on Horseback is now available at the online bookstore of your choice. Here are some thoughts on how it might contribute to current political discussions. Starting with, yes, “fascism.”

Kirsten Goa 🌈

kirstengoa

Building a "Big Tent". Extending the metaphor, a (long) thread.A big tent isn't built through wishy washy positions or through ideological purity. A big tent needs strong but limber poles/stakes

Yes, You're Racist

YesYoureRacist

I'm reminded of Yoda's words to Luke in my favorite scene from @rianjohnson's The Last Jedi:"Heeded my words not, did you? 'Pass on what you have learned.' Strength, mastery. But

Mark Greene

RemakingManhood

THREAD: While we are tweeting today that SCOTUS unanimously denied a bid by Trump to overturn Pennsylvania’s election, let's be clear. The dark money powers who used Trump to pack

Gwen Snyder is uncivil

gwensnyderPHL

Trying to frame Trump's crusade against the election results as either a con or a coup, one or the other, is a continuation of the same error in logic liberals

Vogliamo Tutto ☭

vogliamo_tutto

Pluralism and disagreement are quite simply, irreducible facts of political life. Using Democratic Centralism as an excuse to stifle debate is destructive. Only by engaging in constant, informed, and self-critical

Rich 🐺🖤

heywildrich

Here is a thread of some of my work. I don't really have it in one place for people to find easily. This thread will highlight some of it."The War

Lillian Li

lillianmli

So I promised a thread on this from @SamoBurja.What's missing from the tech articles and Western reporting is a mental framework for how governance works (or don't) in the Chinese

David Frum

davidfrum

No more happy talk about the "uniquely American transition of power." Trump presidency and this post-election period confirm that the US is *less* committed to democratic norms - and has

Timothy Snyder

TimothyDSnyder

1/20. Democracy is precious and exceptional. 2/20. Democracy is undone from within rather than from without. 3/20. The occasion to undo democracy is often an election. 4/20. The mechanism to

Jonathan Korman

miniver

This news item about VP Pence turning to a "Messianic Jewish rabbi" after the synagogue shooting ... https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/politics/messianic-jewish-rabbi-vice-president-pence/index.html... connects in my mind to Roy Moor

Walter Shaub

waltshaub

American democracy faces a crisis of legitimacy as the ruling minority party rips apart the fabric of the republic by disenfranchising Americans, pressuring election officials to cheat, misusing official power

🌕🥷🏼Dark Money Detective

DarkMoneyDt

Batman, world’s greatest detective here with 17 state attorney generals advancing a meritless case for Donald’s benefit. #TexasLawSuit @NatlAssnAttysGn 202-326-6000There’s bad actors in regional leadership and committee chairs. Remove

Mark Changizi

MarkChangizi

The Covid pandemic was a litmus test.This was THE moment in several generations to recognize the treacherous signs of groupthink and authoritarianism.How did you fare? When history came knocking, telling

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