We seem ominously to be slipping from Democracy toward Fascism. For those like me, some background could be useful:
Authoritarians… – Democracy’s Assassins Always Have Accomplices, Sep 2023
How Democracies Die – Levitsky & Ziblatt
How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them – Jason Stanley
Fascism: Comparison and Definition – Stanley G Payne
On Tyranny – Timothy Synder
“Cabaret“
It can’t happen here… – I Starred in ‘Cabaret.’ We Need to Heed Its Warning. Nov 2024
Chilling consequences… – The Chilling Consequences of Going Along With Trump, Feb 2025
The following opinion pieces are from authors offering thoughtful insightful comment on the consequences of ignoring climate change, science, and inclusivity.
saying it out loud… – Is Donald Trump a Russian Asset?, Feb 2025
…burn the relationships… – It Isn’t Just Trump. America’s Whole Reputation Is Shot. Mar 2025
…the erosion of good governance… – The World Watches as a Giant Thrashes & Declines, Mar 2025
here at home… – Famous Climate Observatory’s Lease May End Because of DOGE. Mar 2025
What They’re Unleashing… – Trump and Musk Aren’t Ready for What They’re Unleashing. Mar 2025
…to Aggressive Realism – Europe Moves from Lazy Idealism to Aggressive Realism, Mar 2025
How to Destroy… – How to Destroy What Makes America Great, Apr 2025
Comments… – Dr. David Kessler [go to 3:56 minutes], Apr 2025
…Climate Denial – The U.S. Under Trump: Alone in Its Climate Denial, May 2025
…Yet Another Reason to Write Off the U.S. – In Attacks on Harvard, Chinese See Yet Another Reason to Write Off the U.S., May 2025
…New Phase of the Trump Era – Beware: We Are Entering a New Phase of the Trump Era, May 2025
…Disease, Starvation and Death – Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death, May 2025
…Scientists Look Elsewhere… – World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump’s Cuts, May 2025
…What Autocracy Looks Like – This Is What Autocracy Looks Like, Jun 2025
…Waste Musk Created – The Waste Musk Created, Jun 2025
Belarus Is a Warning – Belarus Is a Warning, Jun 2025
