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"Institutions will not save you." - Masha Gessen November 2016.

nytimes.com/2020/02/21/us/…
"Institutions will not save you." - Masha Gessen November 2016.

nytimes.com/2020/02/21/us/…
There are no institutions, only people.

It took him some time, but at Justice, at CoS, at OMB, at USTR, at NEC, at Treasury, at NSC, and now at ODNI Trump has found people broken enough to serve him as he demands to be served.
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"David Wright has been suspended, and to avoid any possible appearance of bias, he will be reassigned away from political coverage when he returns."

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A thread on dictators and development ...
Here's a chart of Russia/USSR GDP per capita before & after the Russian Revolution, courtesy nber.org/papers/w19425.…

Stalin's brutal forced industrialization policies did nothing more than to restore GDP/capita almost (not quite) to trend had the Bolshevik Rev'n never happened
Of course, GDP / capita misses something about the USSR. Because of Bolshevik Revolution, Civil War, 1920s famines, 1930s famines, etc. millions of "capita"s violently died.
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This may seem "outside-the-box," even counterintuitive, but it's actually possible to achieve universal literacy even without a police state that rules by terror
Cuba's path to literacy doesn't look that different from other Latin countries - even if you trust the Castro regime's statistics, which probably is not a smart bet.
Social democrat: The US should emulate the healthcare systems of France and the UK.

Neoliberal: The Netherlands and Switzerland are more applicable to our circumstances.

Libertarian: Don't overlook Singapore!

But Cuba? Seriously?
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My question is how is it Pakistan has so much money to pay off journalists but India cannot get one positive article written in International media.

It is a failure of managing the narrative. BJP is terrible at this. It can be done, just needs smarts.
You have no idea how much clout China exercises in media and academia in the US and worldwide. No "South Asia Studies" like nonsense about China. It uses money and muscle power both in managing media narratives. India is a whipping boy.

India does not even have a serious whetting process for visas for toxic academia/media. Anti-India hands like Audrey can tour. a #NyTImes Gettleman can pour venom from Delhi. Khalistanis can get OCIs. This is just bare minimum. Turn heat on and see the effects.

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Leila on @Netflix is a Hindu Hate series, using Hindu sacred terminology and symbolism to create dystopian propaganda. Would India have allowed such a series attacking Islam?

India censor board blocks much more benign stuff, yet this is allowed? No FIRs for "outraging feelings"?
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