Essays on Totalitarianism

Maria Luisa Bemberg and the Film Camila Maria Luisa Bemberg is the director of the 1984 Argentine film Camila. The movie tells the tale of a young woman named Camila who develops feelings for a Jesuit priest called Ladislao. The story takes place in 1847, under the brutal dictatorship of Buenos...

Sheldon S. Wolin wrote Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism. In this assessment, I focus on the 2008 version, which covers the majority of the political, social, and economic issues that occurred prior to the publishing date. The book begins with a critical presentation and critique...

North Korea, colloquially known as the "hermit country," has been forced to play the isolationist card, owing to its centralized economy. North Korea has always focused on armament since its inception bound to an authoritarian system of government; additionally, North Korea has categorically expanded aggressive ties to its southern neighbor,...