Jamie Weinstein is joined by sociologist Larry Diamond to explain how democracies rise and fall and what history might tell us about Donald Trump’s slouch towards tyranny.
The Agenda:
—Signs of a democratic crisis
—Weaponizing the government
—Missing the forest for the trees
—Trump 1.0 vs. Trump 2.0
—‘Trump isn’t a fascist, he’s a golfer’
—All the president’s men
—When to be concerned
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