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The Autocrat's Playbook
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
How does a democracy die? In stops and starts – says our guest this week – and usually, from within. Steve Levitsky is a professor of politics at Harvard and the co-author of the recent bestseller How Democracies Die. Drawing from history and present day (think: Venezuela), Levitsky makes a compelling case for precisely how an autocrat could bring down the pillars of democracy. And Ian presses him on perhaps the most worrying implication of all: is the United States next? +World Cup + Turkey Elections + Migrants in the Mediterranean. Let’s get to it.
Released:
Jun 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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