Geopolitics

This may be the strongest case for authoritarianism:

https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-liberal-democracy-might-lose

Basically: the war for people's hearts and minds has no stable equilibrium except local hegemony of one dominant elite, much like (and for the same reasons as) what Hobbes pointed out for regular war.

The biggest, strongest and potentially the most dangerous empire got created in the 20th century and is still alive.

And Noah thinks imperialism collapsed?

Sorry but didn't read the rest. Noah in general favors "western supremacy", nothing new to see there.