Thursday, March 5th, 2020 Absolute power by any other name As a person in strong control of your government—sole control, perhaps—which title would you prefer? Autocrat? Despot? Dictator? Tyrant? Choose wisely. They all refer to absolute authority and have negative connotations, though not all started that way. But they’re not exactly the same. ICYMI: How to name a coronavirus An “autocrat” runs an “autocracy,” in […] Merrill Perlman
