EPISODE · Jul 10, 2025 · 46 MIN
Anne Applebaum: The Authoritarian Slide
from To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum joins Charlie Sykes from Warsaw to examine the alarming rise of authoritarian tactics in the U.S., from the militarization of federal agencies to the normalization of political cruelty. They discuss the Trump administration’s embrace of spectacle, the breakdown of truth, and the erosion of institutional guardrails. Applebaum warns that what once seemed unthinkable is now unfolding in broad daylight, and cautions that history shows how quickly democracy can vanish when we stop recognizing the danger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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