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Indeed, Xi’s reign in Beijing illustrates, especially now, what happens when an autocrat’s personal interests run counter to his country’s needs.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026 -
Even as long-reigning autocrats such as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are removed from power, the outlook for the global state of democracy remains highly uncertain.—
Yana Gorokhovskaia,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the year 3000, humans fight back against the Psychlos, a race of aliens led by a nine-foot-tall tyrant with dreadlocks (Travolta).—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Mar. 2026
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The delegation — the first since Russian dictator Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea in March 2014 — was headed, symbolically, by Vyacheslav Nikonov, a lawmaker from Putin’s United Russia party and the grandson of Joseph Stalin’s Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov.—
Vladimir Kara-Murza,
Washington Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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More like a memo from the dictator, telling gullible loyalists what to think.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Traditionally reliant on French institutional funding, the event now confronts an uncertain future as Mali’s military government severs ties with its former colonial overlord.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after becoming husband and wife, Grace milks another loophole in the hide-and-seek rulebook and slays Titus, thereby sending the rest of the High Council to slaughter at the hands of their demonic overlord, Le Bail.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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Punishment, some said, for Amodei comparing the president to a feudal warlord and privately urging people to vote for Kamala Harris.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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Masahiro Motoki — the Oscar-winning star of Departures — plays a lord who rebels against warlord Oda Nobunaga and barricades himself inside Arioka Castle, only to face a string of unsolved murders within its walls.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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For Iran, what counts is resistance, against arrogant and wicked oppressors, chiefly the United States and Israel.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
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That would overlook how quickly Israel’s allies can turn into tomorrow’s religious oppressors.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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The despot’s dilemma Iran’s cameras have been repeatedly hacked over the past few years.—
Dake Kang,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Thus, to be real peace-makers, whether Christian or not, responsible leaders need to be aware that the approach of pacifism often paves the way for dictators and despots to inflict more and more violence.—
Bill Keane,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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The right wanted a tariff strongman.—
Newsweek Editors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires, or those who rule through fear.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Autarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autarch. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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