Showing results for "Personality" in Politics & Government

No dictator can rule through fear and violence alone. Naked power can be grabbed and held temporarily, but it never suffices in the long term. A tyrant who can compel his own people to acclaim him will last longer. The paradox of the modern dictator is that he must create the illusion of popular support. Throughout the 20th century, hundreds of millions of people were condemned to enthusiasm, obliged to hail their leaders even as they were herded down the road to serfdom.

In The Personality of Power, Brian Massumi retheorizes the conditions of contemporary fascism through the prism of Trump's persona. Older theories based on identification of the masses with a charismatic leader no longer hold. Rather, an affective regime of reaction agitates bodies and orients lives at the molecular level. Massumi examines this agitation in relation to race, gender, personhood, and conspiracy thinking.

The first of two biographical volumes, Professor Robert C. Tucker covers Stalin's life from his first revolutionary years until the end of the 1920s. This important period of his life is the key to understanding how a dictator is formed and how his cruel totalitarian regime was born. With an in-depth analysis of Stalin's personality and beliefs - set against a historical examination of Soviet society - this captivating book helps us to understand how and why Stalinism occurred.

A podcast featuring John Cole of Balloon-Juice.com, New York Times Pitchbot and mistermix of heymistermix.com. The focus is on politics, and specifically the motivations and psychology of the personalities involved.

Another US presidential election is underway, and Americans are engaged in the time-honored tradition of judging candidates by their personalities. It may sound unwise to pick the future leader of the free world based on personality traits rather than platforms, policies, and ideology, but that is exactly what Americans do. In fact, personality explains the results of the last 22 US elections - and can predict who will win in 2020. Personality expert Merrick Rosenberg and coauthor Richard Ellis have developed a system that reveals the pattern of who takes the White House and why.

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A weekly podcast featuring interviews with New York's elected officials and political operators. Our mission is to pull back the curtain on the personality behind each politician - how did they get their start, what's something their constituents might not know about them, what do they get up to when they're not serving the city or the state? Interspersed with these interviews, our host Skye Ostreicher will talk through the latest political news in New York in an easily digestible manner - perfect for experts on-the-go and newbies alike. Potential guests range from newly appointed deputy ...

The boxing world is on the precipice of an event that has captured the imagination of sports enthusiasts and casual observers alike. The impending clash between the legendary Mike Tyson and the social media sensation turned professional boxer, Jake Paul, is set to take place tonight at the iconic AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys.