In cinema, every detail matters. Costumes, colors, and carefully chosen props often communicate as much as dialogue, ...

Performative cruelty is an ancient practice, even though the phrase itself is new. Gladiatorial fights (Ancient Rome, c. 264 ...

In 1990, George Franklin was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison based on the testimony of his 28-year-old daughter Eileen. She described seeing him rape her best friend and then smash ...

Venezuela is entering one of its most repressive periods in years, rights monitors say, as President Nicolás Maduro faces mounting isolation and an expanding US military presence in the Caribbean.

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. In a recent post, I noted how Thailand has increasingly become the Southeast Asian ...

This weekend Paul Thomas Anderson premiered his new film, One Battle After Another, loosely adapted from Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland. Revisiting the book five years ago, Peter Coviello ...

GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. expert monitoring human rights in Russia said Monday that “repression is escalating,” targeting civilians, journalists and even Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attempt to silence ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. Jul 30, 2025, 02:39am EDT [Stock photo] View of Big Ben and Houses ...

Is there a way to stop Chinese repression in Western countries without compromising efforts to reform the immigration system? Transnational repression, defined by the proposed Transnational Repression ...

A cautious Federal Reserve kept policy rates unchanged during the first half of 2025. It was trying to ascertain whether the Trump administration’s protectionist measures would result in a one-time ...