Controlled Opposition and the Management of Dissent

Power rarely destroys what it can redirect. The most durable political systems have always understood that outright suppression carries its own risks: martyrs are made, underground movements consolidate, and the spectacle of repression can delegitimize authority more effectively than any protest. A more elegant solution presents itself—one practiced, whether consciously or structurally, from the courts … Continue reading Controlled Opposition and the Management of Dissent