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#439 — How to Lose a Democracy

#439 — How to Lose a Democracy

Making Sense with Sam Harris · Waking Up with Sam Harris

October 14, 202522m 51s

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Show Notes

Sam Harris speaks with Damon Linker about the erosion of American democracy. They discuss the right-wing populist movement, the mechanisms by which Trump is consolidating authoritarian control, the Insurrection Act, the Right's weaponization of wokeness, the potential for civil unrest, Trump's punishment of Democrat-run cities, the new Christian Right, and other topics.

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