The Russo-Ukrainian War: A New Opportunity for Demagogues to Destroy Freedoms at Home

Protesters attend a demonstration against the Russian military invasion of Ukraine in Berlin, Germany, on April 6, 2022. Several thousand protesters, most of them Ukrainians and many of them refugees, attended the demonstration, in which protest leaders called for a full embargo against Russia and an end to civilian deaths in the war. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Commentary 

Politicians thoroughly enjoy times of war. Periods of bellicosity are when the most power-hungry members of the political class indulge in their most depraved political fantasies. The Russo-Ukrainian War has been no exception to this trend.