Episode 262
Anne Applebaum on 'Autocracy Inc.' In Hungary’s Economy and Ours
What constitutes an "authoritarian" government, and what causes them to fail?
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
April 23, 202521m 48s
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Show Notes
What constitutes an "authoritarian" government, and what causes them to fail?
On Today's Show:
Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, historian and author of Autocracy Inc. (Penguin, 2024), argues the checks on presidential power, put in place by the founders, have so far failed in the second Trump administration.
Topics
democracynational_newsauthoritarianismtrumppoliticswhite_housechecks_and_balancesnewscourts