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Twilight of Democracy
by Anne Applebaum
Why some of Applebaum's own friends on the right turned to authoritarianism in Poland, Hungary, Britain and America. Personal and sharp.
Read it if…
you want the psychology of elite defection from democracy.
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Skip it if…
you want neutrality.
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Three things you will actually use
- Clercs betray.
- Resentment drives.
- Friendships fracture along politics.
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