Tag Archives: dominance

Authoritarian innovation

Posted on December 25, 2025 by borderslynn

Ruth Ben-Ghiat has contributed an essay on Substack, here is an extract: DOGE may seem like a failure, if we take on good faith Elon Musk’s claim that its agenda was greater government efficiency and savings. The architects of DOGE … Continue reading →

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Iran’s dream of democracy once oil was discovered

Posted on June 27, 2025 by borderslynn

This was the ceremonial and spiritual capital of a vast empire, built by Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes, titans whose names still echo through history. Giant statues of winged bulls guard the Gate of All Nations, through which princes from vassal … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC), Democrats, diplomacy v use of force, dominance, early oil exploration, geopolitics, greed, Iran, Iraq, middle east, October Surprise, oil rich, Persia, politics, power, Republicans, USA, wealth | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: dominance

Authoritarian innovation

Iran’s dream of democracy once oil was discovered

Where did we come from? Where are we going?