#Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic

#Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic

“#Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic” LONDON — Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted by the coronavirus: Hungary banned the public depiction of homosexuality. China shut Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper. Brazil’s government extolled dictatorship. And Belarus hijacked a passenger plane to arrest a journalist. COVID-19 has absorbed the world’s…

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#Liberal authoritarians are the real threat to our democracy

#Liberal authoritarians are the real threat to our democracy

“#Liberal authoritarians are the real threat to our democracy” Every time former CIA Director John Brennan appears on cable news to warn about some new “insidious threat to democracy,” I am reminded again that he deserves to be in federal prison.  In this corrupt media environment, however, the official who oversaw an illegal domestic-spying operation…

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#2020’s 10 most buried stories and other commentary

#2020’s 10 most buried stories and other commentary

“#2020’s 10 most buried stories and other commentary” Media watch: 2020’s 10 Most Buried Stories At RealClearPolitics, retired editor Frank Miele — who used to help choose AP’s top 10 stories of the year — is so fed up with journalism that he is offering his first annual “Last Chance to Wake Up and Smell…

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#Authoritarian threat in America now is from the left

#Authoritarian threat in America now is from the left

“#Authoritarian threat in America now is from the left” Left-wing hysterics with major media platforms have for years been shrieking that President Trump is about to install a fascist dictatorship any minute. Meanwhile, unheard immigrants from the Soviet bloc warn that totalitarian tyranny is actually emerging from the left — and Americans are too naive…

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