police state

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Similar to the way Lamar’s performance was laden with symbolism about Black history, life and death under the American police state, Bad Bunny placed cultural tributes in plain sight.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026

Here, it justifies the creation of a dystopian, paranoid police state because it will make it easier to find someone’s lost dog.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

The book’s most edifying compilations recount the Soviet people’s unconquerable yearning to live, create and love freely, despite the daily menaces of a police state and deafening propaganda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Stone & Son, which then called the driver and told him to pull over and wait for police, state police said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

“It’s run like a police state, and it’s boring and clueless.”

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz