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Dictatorship

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  1. The Right Coast

    The Xi Jinping Flu | RealClearWorld

    By Thomas A. Smith

    For those who noted Xi s obsession with dictatorial control during the Hong Kong protests, his use of concentration camps to control the Uighur Muslims, and his Mao-like clamp down…

  2. The Right Coast

    Opinion | Coronavirus Spreads, and the World Pays for China s Dictatorship – The New York Times

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The first known coronavirus infection in the city of Wuhan presented symptoms beginning on Dec. 1, and by late December there was alarm in Wuhan s medical circles. That would…

  3. The Right Coast

    How China’s New Lifelong Dictator Threatens The West

    By Thomas A. Smith

    China is ushering in another life-long dictator, for the first time since the death of communist China s founder, Chairman Mao. China s current constitution states that the president and vice-president…

  4. The Right Coast

    How China’s New Lifelong Dictator Threatens The West

    By Thomas A. Smith

    China is ushering in another life-long dictator, for the first time since the death of communist China s founder, Chairman Mao. China s current constitution states that the president and vice-president…

  5. The Right Coast

    Echoes of Mao as Xi Jinping Ends Term Limits | RealClearWorld

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Has Xi Jinping just made himself president for life?The announcement on Sunday that China will amend its state constitution to remove the two-term limit for the presidency has seemingly cleared…

  6. The Right Coast

    Liberal media fawns over Kim Jong Un s sister | Power Line

    By Thomas A. Smith

    I ll say this for Kim Jong Un s sister, Kim Yo Jong she s considerably better looking than the goon who runs North Korea. This may be faint praise,…

  7. The Right Coast

    Venezuela Descends Into Predictable Dictatorship – Reason.com

    By Thomas A. Smith

    And make no mistake: Venezuela's government has had not just defenders, but outright cheerleaders. We're not talking about just the usual Hollywood idiots like Sean Penn and Michael Moore, who…

  8. The Right Coast

    Who s Your Favorite Dictator? – Taki’s Magazine

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Just as everyone has his favorite crime, so everyone has his favorite dictator. For much of the 20th century, Fidel Castro was the darling of the intellectuals: partly because, like…

  9. The Right Coast

    Venezuelan supreme court rules President Maduro can approve his own budget – Hot Air Hot Air

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Venezuela s slide toward dictatorship continued this week when the country s Supreme Court, which was stacked with socialist party loyalists, ruled the nation s congress no longer had a…

  10. The Right Coast

    One in 10 Germans wants country to be ruled by ‘Führer’ – The Local

    By Thomas A. Smith

    One in every ten Germans wants their country to be led by a 'Führer' (dictator) who applies a firm hand for the common good.  Eleven percent of respondents say that…