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

Show Notes:

—Diamond: The Crisis of Democracy Is Here

—Diamond’s Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency

—Judge Wilkinson’s rebuke of Trump admin

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