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The People vs. Democracy
by Yascha Mounk
Liberal democracy is splitting into illiberal democracy and undemocratic liberalism; causes in economics, identity and social media. Balanced diagnosis.
Read it if…
you want a centrist analysis of populism.
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Skip it if…
you want partisan fire.
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Three things you will actually use
- Rights and majorities can diverge.
- Stagnation feeds populism.
- Defend both halves.
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Read the chapter on the two halves.
Our verdict
Mounk's diagnosis.
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