In its classical form, despotism is a state in which a single individual (the despot) holds all...
Tyranny
Examining and comparing some categories of tyrannies. In my book Tyrants: A History of Power, Injustice and...
A tyrant was a sole ruler in a Greek city-state, usually a usurper, who held power in...
The classics contain many references to tyranny and its causes, effects, methods, practitioners, alternatives. Introduction In the...
A few people have had the luxury of enjoying representative governments in human history. Most of the...