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The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born: From Progressive Neoliberalism to Trump and Beyond
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Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia
Putin’s People: A Times Book of the Year 2021 – The Story of Russia’s History and Politics
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Populism offers strongmen an ideological basis for making themselves dictators while pretending to be democrats. It is particularly useful when strongmen seek to neutralize or appropriate the self-correcting mechanisms of democracy. Since judges, journalists, and professors allegedly pursue political interests rather than truth, the people’s champi
... See moreYuval Noah Harari • Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
However, since the global financial crisis of 2008 people all over the world have become increasingly disillusioned with the liberal story. Walls and firewalls are back in vogue. Resistance to immigration and to trade agreements is mounting. Ostensibly democratic governments undermine the independence of the judiciary system, restrict the freedom o
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