SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday criticized the United States and Asian neighbors for pursuing the “absurd” goal of denuclearizing the North and said it will push to expand ...

Noam Chomsky’s concept of “authoritarian legalism” describes how regimes manipulate legal frameworks to maintain power while projecting a facade of democracy. In Uganda, under President ...

I am familiar with right-wing authoritarian power grabs in Eastern Europe. I wrote a book anticipating the triumph of the radical right in Poland soon before it actually happened. What Jarosław ...

Over the history of the superhero genre, there have been movies in the MCU, the DCU, and beyond which have been so bad as to actually become good. After the movies of the MCU elevated superhero ...

His decision to pardon over 1,500 individuals convicted for their involvement in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot underscores this authoritarian approach, reinforcing the idea that traditional ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters next to Air Force One after arriving back at Joint Base Andrews ...

"Your scheme to alter the schedule for the special election is a serious abuse of power that is more alike to election processes in authoritarian countries than anything we see in the United States." ...

It takes all kinds, as the saying goes! This is because cats are genetically predisposed toward a certain personality, just like we humans are. Especially important is the Oxytocin Receptor Gene ...

This was an utter invention by Trump. But brazen lying is part of the authoritarian playbook, and he ran the play shamelessly. The scapegoating that is so important to weaponizing grievances and ...

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 ...