“For my friends anything, for my enemies, the law.”
Autocratic Legalism In addition to targeted coercion, the Kremlin relies on what scholars call “autocratic legalism”—the use, abuse, and nonuse
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Storage Stars: A Gemstone Treasure
Mirror, mirror on the wall… In the new episode of Storage Stars location manager Wim digs up a true treasure!
“Basically, she acted like a man.”
In early July, she finally made it to Navarre’s country home in Oloron-Sainte-Marie. His family, however, had no idea where
The Hunt for Red October (1/9) Movie CLIP – Another Possibility (1990) HD
One ping only. FILM DESCRIPTION: The first of several films based on Tom Clancy’s “Jack Ryan” technothrillers, Hunt for Red
Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels | The Hollywood Collection
Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1934, Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and
Did You Know: The Scientific Method | Encyclopaedia Britannica
The scientific method is the technique used in constructing and testing a scientific hypothesis…and can even help solve common household
Andropov replied without a touch of irony: “What makes you think that you know more about yourself than I know about you?”
The task is . . . to work out a system of logistical, economic, and moral steps that would make old modes
“We just can’t go on living like this.” Mikhail Gorbachev, March 1985
INTRODUCTION A Puzzle“They’ve finally got rid of him, that windbag.” I heard this comment from fellow passengers on board an
Trust is a choice based on intuition. It’s superstition.
In psychology, Trust is believing that the trusted person will do what you expect. According to the psychoanalyst Erik Erikson, basic
It would have more legitimacy and support—if power showed restraint and forbearance.
For realists, the iconic insight about power and its exercise was delivered in 416 BC by an Athenian general to
NETWORK, Sidney Lumet, 1976 – The Tube Lies
Howard Beale (Peter Finch), an acclaimed anchor at the UBS Evening News, is put out to pasture because he too