LITTLE-KNOWN DICTATORS
True Stories
The Sometimes Apocryphal Sins of Bolivia's Worst President
Mariano Melgarejo loved four things: sex, booze, gambling and having it all.
Around the World
Gambian Warriors Fight for a Greener Future
The tiny West African nation is emerging as a model of activism in battling climate change and managing waste.
News + Politics
How to Get Away With Dictatorship in the Age of Democracy
Dozens of men around the world resist the tide of democracy.
News + Politics
Yahya Jammeh: The Worst Dictator You've Never Heard Of
This eccentric African president claims he can cure AIDS.
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The Carlos Watson Show
The Carlos Watson Show brings bold, impactful conversations with culture-defining celebrities, intellectual pioneers and changemakers, spotlighting the voices you need to hear to make sense of this important time in American history.
News + Politics
Islam Karimov: The Tyrant Everyone Is Dying to Woo
The Uzbek strongman can’t seem to commit a crime that would lose him supporters.
News + Politics
Alexander Lukashenko: Europe's Last Dictator
Meet Alexander Lukashenko, the longtime autocrat who’s trying to out-macho Vladimir Putin.
News + Politics
Africa’s Wannabe Mao With a Mustache
He took his country from under Ethiopia’s thumb — and placed it under his own.
News + Politics
Choummaly Sayasone: The L-7 Weenie of Tyrants
This unassuming man runs one of Asia’s economic rising stars with an iron fist.
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The Weekender
OZY Tribe members near and far provide delicious recommendations for your valuable weekend time.
News + Politics
Mswati III: The Playboy King
In the first of a series on little-known dictators, we look at Mswati III’s iron fist and fleet of luxury cars.