[View here as a Twitter thread] I’m reading: CAN IT HAPPEN HERE? Authoritarianism in America. Pretty much the question of the hour, right? The book consists of 9 essays by 9 separate scholars. Stand by for (very) brief summaries of the essays. Lots of people naturally gravitate toward a police state. “Who voted for Trump? …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Chapter 1 (How Democracies Die) Warning signs. A politician: 1) rejects the democratic norms 2) denies the legitimacy of opponents (i.e. says they are criminals) 3) tolerates or encourages violence 4) is willing to curtail civil liberties, i.e. free press Chapter 2 The Electoral College was intended as …
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