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The DOGE Purge Isn’t About Efficiency—It’s an authoritarian tactic. I wrote a more in depth piece on the empirical evidence showing how liberal-leaning agencies are being disproportionately targeted and how this mirrors authoritarian strategies seen in Hungary and Turkey.
The DOGE Purge: Empirical Evidence of Politically Motivated Firings
And what it means for American Democracy
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The DOGE Purge Isn’t About Efficiency—It’s an authoritarian tactic. I wrote a more in depth piece on the empirical evidence showing how liberal-leaning agencies are being disproportionately targeted and how this mirrors authoritarian strategies seen in Hungary and Turkey.
Reflections on the broader implications of the disastrous confrontation yesterday between Trump, Vance and Volodymyr Zelensky. This has been a strategic turning point in the US relationship with the world....and not for the better.
open.substack.com/pub/rlbenson...
open.substack.com/pub/rlbenson...
Protection Racket 101 - Monetising the Nuclear Umbrella
Goodbye allies, goodbye friends… Hello customers.
open.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Reflections on the broader implications of the disastrous confrontation yesterday between Trump, Vance and Volodymyr Zelensky. This has been a strategic turning point in the US relationship with the world....and not for the better.
open.substack.com/pub/rlbenson...
open.substack.com/pub/rlbenson...