Fascism (n) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasising an…
Fascism (n) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasising an…
Ding, dong, the Trump is gone, and – fingers crossed – without any final horror for us to remember him by. I am nervous about…
A friend raises the question: “Did we overvalue American Democracy”? I’ll try two answers, one theoretical, the other about the possible aftermath of the attack…
January 6 demonstrates how fragile democracy can be and how propaganda and lies can unleash uncontrollable forces. Hopefully all people and especially those in the…
On 15 November, on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, chaired by Vietnam, the world’s largest regional free trade agreement…
In their overwhelming majority, the Germans welcomed the American presidential election of Tuesday, November 3, which has removed Donald Trump from power, if not influence…
Short-term, a Biden win — as now looks incredibly likely — is still a good result for the Democrats, of course. They’ve kept control of the House of Representatives,…
Whoever wins the presidential election yesterday, the Americans will deal with Iran, the flagship country of the Shiite world. For it is not only their…
I normally find myself in agreement with the NHS blogger Roy Lilley and last week – or perhaps it was last month – I especially…
This post first appeared on the Politika website… In the place of the cancelled second debate between the two rivals for US President, there were…
This week, for reasons I won’t go into, I have had to travel to the US. I have to say that I did so with…
An old friend of mine from school (thanks, Pete!) sent me last week a long and sophisticated post about one of the great conspiracy theories…