In Russia there have been anti-Putin demonstrations, which occasionally have escalated into ‘riots’, with one leading to people shouting, in unison, ‘Down with the Tsar’, ‘Freedom for political prisoners’ and…
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What, one wonders, is the ultimate source of autocratic corruption? Is a certain type of person more likely to strive to become an autocrat because they see power as the clearest path to extreme wealth? Or does the belief in one’s own infallibility lead autocrats to lose the ability to discern between moral and immoral? Or might it be, in some cases, that the wealth one already has and continues to amass is erroneously seen as proof of the rectitude of all that one does? Gold-leafed narcissism, if you will?
We had a ‘Trump got a kicking’ party yesterday, in the wake of the US midterm elections where all of the House of Representatives and one third of the Senate…
After the thumping the Republicans received in the US midterm elections, the toddler-in-chief posted on social media, an image of a red MAGA cap with the word VETO in capitals…
The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919 after Germany’s defeat in World War 1, held Germany responsible for the war. It imposed harsh conditions on Germany and forced them to…
America has a founding habit it has never broken: when powerful people get caught, the country finds a reason to look the other way. It calls this “healing.” It calls this “moving on.” It calls it “the good of the nation.” It is, every single time, cowardice dressed up as grace, and every single time it teaches the next crook that the penalty for burning down the house is a book deal.
Like most people who have even the vaguest interest in global politics, I have been aghast at the depredations of Donald Trump in the United States to the extent that…
As most people know, the US midterm elections are to be held on the 3rd of November, which is just over a week away. However, those who are elected do…
As everyone knows, federal member for the Victorian seat of Indi, Dr Helen Haines was attacked by a person driving a Toyota Landcruiser. It has been reported that she was…
Anthony Scaramucci used to work at Goldman Sachs before founding his own investment company SkyBridge Capital in 2005. He supposedly supported Obama in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012, but…