"The textbook definition is usually this idea that totalitarianism is when one person or one party has control of the government. But that doesn’t actually hold up. A state can be assumed to have total authority over the lives of its citizens even if it is run by multiple parties or by bureaucrats, as is often the case. Totalitarianism is when the state itself has unlimited jurisdiction — when it can control the totality of life. Obviously there will always be physical limits to a state’s power, but totalitarianism is when there are no limits to the scope of its authority."
Isaac Botkin, T.Rex Talk podcast
Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. Ecclesiastes 4:13
Question:
Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? Luke14:31
Answer:
A king who watches too much FOX TV, reads too many Marvel comics, pays attention to the New York Times, and watches too many Hollywood political thrillers.
The narrow strait is the most important chokepoint for the world's oil supply. Some 21 million barrels — or $1.2 billion worth of oil — pass through the strait every day.
Will a closed Strait hurt Iran? In terms of international oil sales, yes, but in terms of daily life, no. Iran pumps 3.5 million barrels of crude oil per day. The situation at this hour: