Warning: The U.S. Is On The Path Toward Authoritarianism

(The cartoon image is by Rod Anderson in The Christian Post.)

If you really want to know what it's like living under an authoritarian government, then you should listen to someone who has done that. Garry Kasparov, the former World Chess Champion, lived in Russia -- and he saw that country move from a communist state to a brief democracy, and then morph into another authoritarian government (under Putin).

Kasparov has a warning for citizens of the United States. He sees the U.S. trodding the path toward an authoritarian government -- much like Russia moved from it's fragile democracy to a Putin dictatorship.

Kasparov sent the following 8 tweets back in December, but they are even more relevant today, as Trump continues to attack the government agencies of this country.

Kasparov-Karpov Reunite For Chess Match

This certainly brings back memories, especially for an old chess nut like me. Garry Kasparov, from European Georgia, and Anatoly Karpov, from Russia, have been reunited. They are two of the best chess players to have ever played the game, and both were world chess champions for many years. Kasparov took the championship away from Karpov in 1985.

Their's was one of the great chess rivalries (like Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky before them). Now they are meeting again for a match in the Spanish city of Valencia. The 46 year-old Kasparov trained for this match with teenage prodigy Magnus Carlson in Norway. The 58 year-old Karpov prepared by playing against a computer.

The current match is composed of 12 games played in five days under a strict time limit. The match will end on Friday. Kasparov is off to a good start, having won the first two games (played with a one hour time limit).

If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on Kasparov. Although Karpov was a great player, Kasparov seems to have had his number since taking the championship from him in 1985.

Still, I wish I had the money and time to see some of the Valencia games, no matter who wins.

Karpov and Kasparov are pictured above.