Interesting- a couple of weeks ago President Petro talked about Andres Escobar. According to Petro, Escobar’s death was not just a reaction to the match, but part of a broader context of violence and mafia influence in Colombia at the time. www.infobae.com/colombia/202...
¿Es Orbán el espejo futuro de Nayib Bukele?
Escribí unas líneas sobre esto: www.divergentes.com/orban-bukele...
¿Es Orbán el espejo futuro de Nayib Bukele?
Escribí unas líneas sobre esto: www.divergentes.com/orban-bukele...
¿Es Orbán el espejo futuro de Nayib Bukele?
Escribí unas líneas sobre esto: www.divergentes.com/orban-bukele...
Inspired by @casmudde.bsky.social insights on #Orban and #IliberalDemocracies
Why I don't expect liberal democracy to go away any time soon: My article on the resilience of liberal democracy, published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social.
Perfectly timed to the day after Orbáns defeat and a small spike in "democracy-optimism".
There are, I argue, good reasons for such optimism.
Several excellent contributions to this @theguardian.com panel on the Hungarian election. I particularly like the one by Zsuzsa Szelény.
“Removing Orbán from office is one thing. Dismantling Orbánism is quite another.”
Hungary and the cause of democracy; Buckley's myth persists; a history of Republics and Republicans www.unpopularfront.news/p/hungry-hun...
La nación está a un click de resucitar el chupacabras
In competitive authoritarianism, leaders abuse state power to tilt the electoral playing field in their favor, manipulate the media environment and minimize opposition voices, maybe even steal close elections by lying about fraud. But they usually can't overcome a large majority voting against them.
To some extent this, one day, will be the future of Bukeles in El Salvador!
Just launched, a gathering of resources for teaching & thinking the World Cup, featuring contributions from @brendaelsey.bsky.social @seanjacobs.bsky.social, Peter Alegi & Martha Saveedra.
worldcupsyllabus.com
Vance approached negotiations as if the White House’s fantasy version of the war were real. But it’s not, the US is not in position to demand concessions, and talks fell apart.
America’s position gets weaker with time, as the costs of economic disruption adds up
JD Vance is a bit in a hurry to bring world peace in the Middle East, as he has a much more important meeting in Athens, Georgia, this Tuesday. #priorities
Los ciclos de dictadura y represión no son nuevos en la historia de #ElSalvador
Acá parte de su historia
open.spotify.com/episode/5E0k...
Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly:
- Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat)
- Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex)
- Humming (stimulates vagus nerve)
- Exercise (anything helps, outside even better)
- Impeachment and removal
Senate Republicans refused to convict Trump after Jan 6.
Republican SCOTUS appointees gave him immunity.
Republicans in Congress today stand idly by as he unleashes death and destruction across the globe.
We are now at the whims of a mad king because GOP leaders have refused to constrain him.
For almost a century generations of scholars and thinkers have tried to understand why the Germans sleepwalked into disaster. Future generations will focus on a different case.
Love that Corgi 🤣🐶
Max Read, Maya Vinokour, and I discuss the "Dark Enlightenment" at Villa Albertine.— www.unpopularfront.news/p/dark-enlig...
Hermoso se ve París
This has been the GOP's "starve-the-beast" scheme for nearly 50 years. Meanwhile, millions suffer and struggle to get ahead as the rich get richer. See the problem here?
¿Es #CostaRica es el nuevo modelo de #Bukele?
Franco Delledone analiza el caso de la victoria electoral de LF
open.spotify.com/episode/6WKK...
El Ateneo
Libros del Pasaje
Thames 1762
In preparation of our online event next week, @cfieschi.bsky.social and I have written short blog posts on the question: "Is the Radical-Right Threat Existential or Overstated?"
My take: Yes, the far right is an existential threat but mainly because of the weakness of liberal democratic elites.
¿Es #CostaRica es el nuevo modelo de #Bukele?
Franco Delledone analiza el caso de la victoria electoral de LF
open.spotify.com/episode/6WKK...
It’s tomorrow! 🙌
And our report is now available in Spanish 🇪🇸 🥳
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