Showing posts with label Comparative Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comparative Politics. Show all posts
Thursday, July 20, 2023

The Political Rise of Ultra-Orthodox Jews Shakes Israel's Sense of Identity

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This is interesting. At the Wall Street Journal , " Fast-growing group of religious conservatives allies with Netanyahu to take on Supr...
Sunday, January 29, 2023

Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman, Spin Dictators

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At Amazon, Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman, Spin Dictators : The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century .
Monday, January 9, 2023

Brazil Detains Hundreds More People, Ousts Capital's Governor After Attacks (VIDEO)

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At the Wall Street Journal , " President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s newly elected government says supporters of former leader Jair Bol...
Monday, October 3, 2022

The Tories' Weird Incoherent Collapse

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She's backtracking on her supply-side economic policy reforms. Not good for so new a prime minister.  More from Andrew Sullivan, "...
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Giorgia Meloni's Election Victory: What the Rightward Shift Means for Italy

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At Der Spiegel , " Right-wing radical politician Giorgia Meloni appears poised to govern Italy with an absolute majority after Sunday&#...
Sunday, September 25, 2022

Israel's Choice: Independence or Appeasement

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From Caroline Glick, " For 12 years, under Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud, Israel pursued a foreign policy based not on dependence on...
Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Reformist Soviet Leader, Is Dead at 91

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One of the biggest, most important leaders of the second half of the 20th century. He wrought monumental change, literally bringing about th...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Entering Sixth Month of War, Ukraine Faces Thorny Dilemmas (VIDEO)

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At the Los Angeles Times , " Entering a sixth month of war, Ukraine faces thorny dilemmas ": KYIV, Ukraine — The explosion is inva...

The Anatomy of Germany's Reliance on Russian Natural Gas

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Just announced, Putin's cutting natural gas deliveries to Europe by 20 percent. At WSJ , " Russia to Cut Europe’s Gas Flow via Nord...
Friday, July 8, 2022

Tobias S. Harris, The Iconoclast

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At Amazon, Tobias S. Harris, The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan .

Shinzo Abe Assassinated: Former Prime Minister Was Leader For a New, Stronger Japan (VIDEO)

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Japan is largely a gun-free society, which makes Abe's assassination all the more confounding. I haven't seen anything yet, but it&#...
Sunday, June 19, 2022

Germany Reboots Coal-Fired Plants as Russia Chokes European Energy Supplies

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This is a tough time for the climate change cult. Reality's punching through their worldview of unicorns, rainbows, and electric cars. A...
Sunday, June 12, 2022

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Brings Back Mexico's Nationalization of the Economy

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This never ends well for Mexico, and especially not for U.S. taxpayers, who always get stuck with the bill when the U.S. government rushes i...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Vladimir Potemkin: Putin's Disaster and What Could Happen Next

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At Der Spiegel , " The world has overestimated Putin's power. His army is much weaker than thought, his intelligence services have ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

How Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot Escaped Russia (VIDEO)

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I don't listen to this band. Not particularly to my tastes, though your mileage may vary. I like their rebellious politics though. Frank...
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

The Social Credit System

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Coming to America?  WATCH :
Monday, April 25, 2022

Emmanuel Macron Wins French Presidential Election, Beats Marine Le Pen (VIDEO)

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Big story, at CNN, " Emmanuel Macron wins France’s presidential election ." But maybe a bigger story, here, WSJ , " Even in D...
Sunday, April 10, 2022

Shanghai Crackdown on Omicron Shows Brutality of China's 'Zero Covid' Policy (VIDEO)

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CONTENT WARNING ! There's video ( HERE ) of the massive state crackdown in Shanghai. To say it's troubling would be an extreme under...
Saturday, April 9, 2022

Russians Who Support the War in Ukraine Are Turning in Other Russians Who Don't

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Just like the good old times with Uncle Joe or back to the future ? At the New York Times , " Spurred by Putin, Russians Turn on One A...
Thursday, April 7, 2022

Marine Le Pen Upends French Presidential Election

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Sunday is France's first round of the presidential election.  Marine Le Pen, daughter to Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's ...