Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African ...

"Without satire ... democracy doesn’t just weaken, it can disappear, and we cannot let that happen," the actor says.

What’s more, strongmen - and they are almost all men - are more prone to getting into fights because national virility is part of their image.

In the very first sentence of “Strongmen,” its author, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, declares that her book “reflects a lifetime of thinking about authoritarian rulers.” This revelation of an extensive ...

Strongmen know how effective intimidation can be when they’re consolidating their power, and many have advertised their own capacity for and/or proximity to political and sexual violence.

Strongmen Find New Ways to Abuse Interpol, Despite Years of Fixes The international police organization has toughened oversight of its protocols, which autocrats have used to pursue dissidents.

Strongmen don’t have this problem. They’re usually the ones exerting that pressure, and their systems allow them to protect their advantages by changing the rules of the political game as needed.

Strongmen like Eddie Hall might crush world records in the gym—but can they crush a massive eating challenge against Leah Shutkever? Watch as three titans clash in the Fast & Ravenous showdown!

From Egypt to the Philippines, the president's praise of despotic and brutal leaders is raising eyebrows. He also has potential business conflicts in or related to all of the countries.

STRONGMEN Mussolini to the Present By Ruth Ben-Ghiat Ever since the 2016 election, observers like Timothy Snyder, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt speculated that Donald Trump could undermine ...

Strongmen know how effective intimidation can be when they’re consolidating their power, and many have advertised their own capacity for and/or proximity to political and sexual violence.