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Review: How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt (2019x17)

: 29, 2019

In 2016, Americans elected a president who rejected democratic rules and norms, denied the legitimacy of his political opponents, condoned violence, and curtailed civil liberties and the freedom of the press. With that, Trump fulfils all the characterizations of authoritarian leadership, at least according to How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt.