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How Democracies Die

Steven Levitsky

NEW YORK TIMES Donald Trump’s presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we’d be asking: Is our democracy in danger? Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt have spent more than twenty years studying the breakdown of democracies in Europe and Latin America, and the...

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The Ezra Klein Show

The book was cited as an influence on Biden's decision to run for president, noting that he read it after the Charlottesville events.

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He's always said that he decided to run after Charlottesville. He read how democracy is die by Levitsky and Zibla.

— Episode: Can the Democratic Party Reclaim Freedom...

Episode: Can the Democratic Party Reclaim Freedom?

The book was cited as an influence on Biden's decision to run for president, noting that he read it after the Charlottesville events.

"

He's always said that he decided to run after Charlottesville. He read how democracy is die by Levitsky and Zibla.

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