authoritarianism

As everyone knows, the “People’s” “Republic” of China employs armies of hackers to perform corporate espionage and subvert foreign computer systems. This year there was even an indictment in US…

As you know, North Korea’s favorite hobby is reaching into its endless silo of nearly-defunct Soviet-era short-range missiles, pulling out a couple, and lobbing them at South Korea or Japan.…

We spend a lot of time on RedTea News making fun of North Korea, because its leaders often pull stunts that are downright wacky. But really, a Communist dictatorship that…

At a meeting of the African Union this week, leaders voted to exempt themselves and their political supporters from prosecution for war crimes and crimes against humanity, rendering useless a…

All is not well in China. As we approach the July 4th independence celebration in the US, the Chinese are trying hard to ignore growing discontent with their political and…

Another day, another story of wacky, arbitrary cruelty out of North Korea. The prison nation’s tiny supply of Choco Pies, a South Korean version of the moon pie, has been…

Wannabe Soviet dictator Vladimir Putin spent over $50 billion-with-a-“b” on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. All he got out of it was international derision, a crumbling, empty, never-completed Olympic…

It’s sad to think about how hard the life of many North Koreans is, especially those living in prison conditions and under torture. They live unaware there is life beyond…

We’ve all suspected North Korea had something unsettling occurring behind the scenes — but now the evidence is piling up. The UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights, established by the…