Moshe NegbiThinkers

Banana republic (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠what a democracy decays into when its courts give six months for torture to death and tolerate secret prisons.

The Military censor (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠immune to scrutiny, and the press may not even hint that he has changed anything — though a blank lead editorial gives it away.