China is punishing people for reading books about China that they had acquired outside China.

Xi does not want people to be exposed to other points of view at all.

How the Georgia rule of hand-counting ballots can introduce delays and possible confusion.

Delays in the counting from any county are likely to spark imaginary right-wing conspiracy theories. In fact, there is a conspiracy — the right-wing conspiracy that led to adopting this rule.

Politicians that don't want to actually address society's big problems can make excuses by saying they are "complex", and negotiating with business about how to do it, and the businesses will ensure no progress in reducing greenhouse emissions is made.

Pakistan's government arrested the leaders (and many other members) of the main political party, which was protesting the imprisonment of the former president, Imran Khan.

*The bully's supporters have threatened Deloitte with the loss of lucrative government contracts … because one of its employees leaked critical comments about his presidential performance made by his running mate JD Vance.

I don't care at all what happens to Deloitte, but the use of this sort of bullying to spread repression throughout society is repression.