How Democracies Fall and Rise | Interview: Larry Diamond
Apr 21, 2025•42 min
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Episode description
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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