Category: Crazy Stories

The modern political theory of democracy is viewed almost universally as an improvement on the systems that came before it, but there are some obvious problems. Obviously, one of …

All of the dictators profiled in this book made crazy decisions that cost millions of lives, destroyed countries, and usually led to the end of the dictator. Sometimes it …

We’ve seen how some dictators were able to successfully navigate the often-precarious world of the Cold War era and use it to their advantage. Some of these smaller nations …

When World War II ended, things didn’t go back to “normal” in the world. The United States and the Soviet Union became the two primary superpowers, replacing the British …

Yugoslavia was never a real country by most definitions. Yes, it had defined borders and a government, but most of its inhabitants never viewed themselves as “Yugoslavians.” Instead, they …

Yahya Jammeh doesn’t seem like a cruel despot when you first see pictures of him or hear him talk on video. The ebullient African usually had a smile on …

If you’ve heard of the country of Turkmenistan, you’re ahead of the curve by about 90%. That isn’t to say that Turkmenistan isn’t a great country and that its …

As far as dictators go, Nikita Khrushchev was definitely far less brutal than many of the men in our book. It helps that he took the reins of power …

It would be an understatement to say that the West and Islam have had a complicated relationship. After Muhammad, the founder of Islam, died in 632 CE, the religion …

Modern China is often viewed as somewhat of a miracle society. It went from a hardcore, repressive dictatorship with a closed society and economy, to a wider, more open …