The Limits of Mass Protest in a Dictatorship
Jul 8, 2019 says that to have any chance of success, the Hong Kong demonstrators must remain non-violent.
Ian Buruma
Ian Buruma is the author of numerous books, including Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance, Year Zero: A History of 1945, and, most recently, A Tokyo Romance: A Memoir.
Sort by:
Show:
-
The Limits of Mass Protest in a Dictatorship 
-
Deng Xiaoping’s Victory Deng Xiaoping’s Victory
Jun 2, 2019 observes that China was not an outlier, but a pioneer, when it violently repudiated democracy in 1989.
-
China’s Path Not Taken China’s Path Not Taken
May 6, 2019 finds the true spirit of the May Fourth Movement in its suppressed democratic potential.
-
The Revolt Against Virtue The Revolt Against Virtue
Apr 8, 2019 asks why right-wing demagogues are attracting support even among wealthier, better-educated voters.
-
Licking the Boot that Kicks You Licking the Boot that Kicks You
Mar 6, 2019 says that Michael D. Cohen's congressional testimony highlighted a crucial dynamic of authoritarian rule.
