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Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America
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Miri
Nov 14, 2018 rated it liked it
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Not all of the essays here were interesting or original, but some really were. My favorite is the aptly-named "Authoritarianism is Not a Momentary Madness, But an Eternal Dynamic Within Liberal Democracies" by Karen Stenner and Jonathan Haidt. Honestly, even if you don't want to read anything else, read this essay because it's meticulously-researched and presents a really clear and sensible framework for understanding what's going on right now.

I also liked "Could Fascism Come to America?" by Tyl
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