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Despite these important differences, Chinese and Russian elites do share a conservative, statist worldview.
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Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024
But he is better understood as a statist, a leader who subordinates the needs of the people to those of the state.
—Jade McGlynn, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023
Beijing has, in short, used the open international economy to bolster its own statist and mercantilist system.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2019
These villages run the gamut from statist to localist.
—Robert Brooks, National Review, 28 July 2021
According to those hard-braking statists, the average American driver slows on the brakes 19 times for every 1,000 miles driven.
—oregonlive.com, 25 June 2019
Biden also offers what statists truly crave: control.
—Deroy Murdock, National Review, 7 June 2019
The left’s narrative of unaccountable capitalism provides a rationale for another regulatory-state power grab, with union stakeholder friends of statists serving as their proxies.
—WSJ, 18 Sep. 2018
The pedagogical divide mirrors a political one between conservative statists and liberal technocrats.
—The Economist, 26 May 2018
Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024
But he is better understood as a statist, a leader who subordinates the needs of the people to those of the state.
—Jade McGlynn, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023
Beijing has, in short, used the open international economy to bolster its own statist and mercantilist system.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2019
These villages run the gamut from statist to localist.
—Robert Brooks, National Review, 28 July 2021
According to those hard-braking statists, the average American driver slows on the brakes 19 times for every 1,000 miles driven.
—oregonlive.com, 25 June 2019
Biden also offers what statists truly crave: control.
—Deroy Murdock, National Review, 7 June 2019
The left’s narrative of unaccountable capitalism provides a rationale for another regulatory-state power grab, with union stakeholder friends of statists serving as their proxies.
—WSJ, 18 Sep. 2018
The pedagogical divide mirrors a political one between conservative statists and liberal technocrats.
—The Economist, 26 May 2018
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“Statist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statist. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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