Anne Applebaum

But the reasons for that, when you look at it, I mean, essentially it was because the Chinese adopted some practices of free markets, because they let entrepreneurs function, because they sought to maintain elements of a fair bureaucracy. I think Francis Fukuyama used to write about this, about how You know, the Chinese had a functional state, which was part of why they were able to grow so fast.

But the reasons for that, when you look at it, I mean, essentially it was because the Chinese adopted some practices of free markets, because they let entrepreneurs function, because they sought to maintain elements of a fair bureaucracy. I think Francis Fukuyama used to write about this, about how You know, the Chinese had a functional state, which was part of why they were able to grow so fast.

If you look around the world at just about almost any other dictatorship, if you look at Venezuela, which was the richest country in South America and is now the poorest, thanks to dictatorship. If you look at Hungary, which was One of the most promising countries in Central Europe and is now either the poorest or the second poorest.

If you look around the world at just about almost any other dictatorship, if you look at Venezuela, which was the richest country in South America and is now the poorest, thanks to dictatorship. If you look at Hungary, which was One of the most promising countries in Central Europe and is now either the poorest or the second poorest.

If you look around the world at just about almost any other dictatorship, if you look at Venezuela, which was the richest country in South America and is now the poorest, thanks to dictatorship. If you look at Hungary, which was One of the most promising countries in Central Europe and is now either the poorest or the second poorest.

If you look at a country like, I don't know, I mean, when you think about Turkey, Zimbabwe, most autocratic states have been, are poor and sometimes even desperate. Und auch die, die erfolgreich sind, müssen sich fragen, wie erfolgreich sie wären, wenn sie eine echte Regelung des Landes hätten, wenn sie freier Märkte oder freier Sprache hätten und eine bessere Verhandlung von Ideen.

If you look at a country like, I don't know, I mean, when you think about Turkey, Zimbabwe, most autocratic states have been, are poor and sometimes even desperate. Und auch die, die erfolgreich sind, müssen sich fragen, wie erfolgreich sie wären, wenn sie eine echte Regelung des Landes hätten, wenn sie freier Märkte oder freier Sprache hätten und eine bessere Verhandlung von Ideen.

If you look at a country like, I don't know, I mean, when you think about Turkey, Zimbabwe, most autocratic states have been, are poor and sometimes even desperate. Und auch die, die erfolgreich sind, müssen sich fragen, wie erfolgreich sie wären, wenn sie eine echte Regelung des Landes hätten, wenn sie freier Märkte oder freier Sprache hätten und eine bessere Verhandlung von Ideen.

Authoritarismus ist ein großer Kostensatz auf der Wirtschaft. Es kostet Geld, es drückt dich runter, es kreiert Unwahrheit. Ich meine, wer will in den Vereinigten Staaten investieren? In a situation in which the tariffs might be one thing one day and one thing another day.

Authoritarismus ist ein großer Kostensatz auf der Wirtschaft. Es kostet Geld, es drückt dich runter, es kreiert Unwahrheit. Ich meine, wer will in den Vereinigten Staaten investieren? In a situation in which the tariffs might be one thing one day and one thing another day.

Authoritarismus ist ein großer Kostensatz auf der Wirtschaft. Es kostet Geld, es drückt dich runter, es kreiert Unwahrheit. Ich meine, wer will in den Vereinigten Staaten investieren? In a situation in which the tariffs might be one thing one day and one thing another day.

And maybe, you know, if you're a, I don't know, your European company wants to build something in America, you want to bring over your German manager. Well, what? He's going to have visa problems because now we're attacking foreigners and we take away their cell phones at the border. Once you disturb, you create the idea that the U.S. is an unstable and unpredictable place.

And maybe, you know, if you're a, I don't know, your European company wants to build something in America, you want to bring over your German manager. Well, what? He's going to have visa problems because now we're attacking foreigners and we take away their cell phones at the border. Once you disturb, you create the idea that the U.S. is an unstable and unpredictable place.

And maybe, you know, if you're a, I don't know, your European company wants to build something in America, you want to bring over your German manager. Well, what? He's going to have visa problems because now we're attacking foreigners and we take away their cell phones at the border. Once you disturb, you create the idea that the U.S. is an unstable and unpredictable place.

That's a disaster for long-term economic growth and for investment and for planning and for everything else that you need to make people prosperous. And we've seen that. You can look around the world over and over and over again in authoritarian countries. They destroy their citizens' futures by leaving aside the rule of law.

That's a disaster for long-term economic growth and for investment and for planning and for everything else that you need to make people prosperous. And we've seen that. You can look around the world over and over and over again in authoritarian countries. They destroy their citizens' futures by leaving aside the rule of law.

That's a disaster for long-term economic growth and for investment and for planning and for everything else that you need to make people prosperous. And we've seen that. You can look around the world over and over and over again in authoritarian countries. They destroy their citizens' futures by leaving aside the rule of law.

Again, it's like, you know, I don't want to push it too far. I mean, we don't have, we're not using mass violence and so on. We're not sending intellectuals to concentration camps or not yet. But what was the Cultural Revolution?

Again, it's like, you know, I don't want to push it too far. I mean, we don't have, we're not using mass violence and so on. We're not sending intellectuals to concentration camps or not yet. But what was the Cultural Revolution?

Again, it's like, you know, I don't want to push it too far. I mean, we don't have, we're not using mass violence and so on. We're not sending intellectuals to concentration camps or not yet. But what was the Cultural Revolution?