The Biden administration worked closely with billionaires like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, but Democrats and the media warn Elon Musk’s cooperation with Trump is unprecedented despite the fact that ...

Sivamohan Sumathy Long before MIT and Jeff Bezos (the latter reluctantly referred to here) had supposedly banned PowerPoint ...

As a country rooted in liberal democratic values, Australia should avoid resorting to authoritarian tactics, even in the defense of those same liberal democratic values. In the end, competition – not ...

For more than a decade, lawyers and political scientists have extensively studied the “authoritarian playbook” – the instruments, methods and processes used by autocrats such as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán ...

Yoon Seok-yeol’s martial law attempt and its far-right supporters highlight the enduring power of authoritarian forces in South Korean politics. While public resistance led to his impeachment, the far ...

Now truth will also be regulated. The much-talked-about Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Amendment) Bill 2025 has now been enacted. It was a ‘necessary’ move made wrongly, with too much ...

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Rachel Maddow explains that Donald Trump's embrace of political violence on his behalf, particularly after pardoning the January 6 rioters, is a familiar practice among autocrats and has happened ...

Rulemaking typically fleshes out legislation, ensuring laws passed by Parliament are enforceable while maintaining administrative flexibility. Yet, the draft Data Protection Rules provoke concern ...

Ms. Cole is a producer with Opinion Video. Mr. Westbrook is an editor and producer with Opinion Video. Exile. Imprisonment. The end of elections. We know what tyranny looks like once it’s ...

Rubio, who is the first Hispanic and first fluent Spanish speaker to assume the position of top US diplomat, is Trump's first cabinet nominee to be confirmed by the Republican-led Senate, only hours ...

He only needs his supplicants in the media, Silicon Valley, and Washington to assert that he’s right, thus giving him the political capital and power to advance his patently authoritarian plans.