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What is it with War and Authoritarian States?
The vast majority of current wars have been initiated by authoritarian regimes or non-state actors supported by them. Democracies are primarily involved…
Jul 6
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Darvin Babiuk
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June 2025
Dic-tator-tot Envy
The only foreign leaders US President Trump praises are not America's traditional long-term allies, but dictators who are the US's geopolitical…
Jun 29
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Darvin Babiuk
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We Are Now Destined for a Fully-Nuclear World
Israel's attacks on Iran reinforce the lesson that if you don't have nuclear weapons, you're a sitting target.
Jun 21
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Darvin Babiuk
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We Are Now Destined for a Fully-Nuclear World
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No Kings Day
The last time Americans protested against a King, it was against Mad King George during the Revolutionary War
Jun 12
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Darvin Babiuk
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"Emir" is Just an Alternate, Exotic Word for Dictator
The GCC states aren't just autocracies, they're the OG
Jun 6
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Darvin Babiuk
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"Emir" is Just an Alternate, Exotic Word for Dictator
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May 2025
Libya Unable to Break Free from the Tethers of Millenia of Authoritarianism
May 2025 saw significant clashes in the Libyan capital of Tripoli between militias at odds with the internationally recognised Government of National…
May 30
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Darvin Babiuk
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Libya Unable to Break Free from the Tethers of Millenia of Authoritarianism
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Uprising of the Unafraid: Speaking Truth to Tyranny
Individuals and Institutions Bravely Standing Up to Trump's Authoritarian Coup
May 22
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Darvin Babiuk
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The Great American Sycophant-Off
Abject subjugation (defn: bringing under control; enslavement), is the only qualification required to serve in the Trump administration
May 15
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Darvin Babiuk
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The Great American Sycophant-Off
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Operation Tangerine Syndicate
Chinese Ministry of State Security transcript of super-secret Trump Cabinet meeting
May 8
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Darvin Babiuk
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Is Trump Playing the Hokey Pokey or "Let's Make a Deal" with his Tariff Policy?
You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out ...
May 3
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Darvin Babiuk
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Is Trump Playing the Hokey Pokey or "Let's Make a Deal" with his Tariff Policy?
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April 2025
Whither Kazakhstan?
If you think it’s tough being Ukraine, Moldova, Lithuania, Taiwan, Greenland, Canada or Panama right now -- eyed by expansionist, authoritarian regimes…
Apr 24
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Darvin Babiuk
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The Gulf of America Is a Real Thing
But the "thing" is not geographical (it's societal)
Apr 16
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Darvin Babiuk
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