To cement their control, authoritarian leaders have to claim and empty the meaning out of terms such as “peace”, “compassion”, and “empathy”, just as they do when they label other people “fascists”, ...

To cement their control, authoritarian leaders have to claim and empty the meaning out of terms such as “peace”, “compassion”, and “empathy”, just as they do when they label other people “fascists”, ...

Paul Evans is Professor Emeritus in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia.